Jamele Bouie, writing in the New York Times (gift link) about rural white America's unrequited love of the Malignant Fascist:
"President Trump won his second term in office with the overwhelming support of rural America.
Not only was overall turnout up in the nation’s rural counties, but Trump won many of those areas by more than two-to-one. And while it is a little too much to say that Trump’s dominance with rural voters delivered him the White House, it is true that without this over-performance, his path to victory would have been harder.
Given the importance of rural voters to his political coalition — and that of any Republican who hopes to follow in his footsteps — you might assume that Trump would prioritize the interests of rural voters. This is, after all, what you’re supposed to do in a democracy: reward your supporters for their support.
Not so for Trump and his Republican allies in Congress. If anything, their agenda is calibrated to devastate rural America." (our emphasis)
From devastating cuts to Medicaid which is relied upon by those same rural voters, to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program which provides nutrition assistance to roughly one out of every seven rural families, the MF and his Congressional cult will be adversely affecting the health of his strongest supporters in rural America. That likely wasn't what they voted for, but FAFO.
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