The Only Time Democrats Pay Attention To Rural America Is Before The Iowa Caucuses. That’s BS.

The only way for the party to regain traction in rural places is by running strong campaigns in districts that usually back Republicans.
— Read on www.nytimes.com/2022/05/02/opinion/democrats-rural-america.html

The future of America depends on young organizers connecting with rural voters. We liberals have forgotten the maxim:

“All politics are local.”

Two progressive Democrats plot a new course to fight Republican gains : NPR

Reps. Khanna and Raskin say Democrats should reclaim issues of patriotism, stay out of the political correctness business and improve their dialogue on racial divisions to reach out to all Americans.
— Read on www.npr.org/2022/04/28/1094288815/two-democratic-progressives-plot-new-ways-to-fight-back-against-republican-gains

Can Democrats Win Back Rural Voters? | The New Yorker

I’ve said this for more than 20 years; we’re not helping rural voters if we snub them because it’s easier to canvass in the suburbs and cities. And rural voters control Congress.

The Maine state senator Chloe Maxmin and her former campaign manager, Canyon Woodward, the authors of the forthcoming book “Dirt Road Revival,” join Dorothy Wickenden to talk about intensive grassroots organizing as the key to Democratic success at the polls.
— Read on www.newyorker.com/podcast/politics-and-more/can-democrats-win-back-rural-voters/amp

Thanks to @ProPublica, The Truth Is Coming Out

Oh, yes. The investigations into the planning and funding of the attempted Capitol Coup are getting closer and closer to the Trump crime family.

Guilfoyle’s texts, reviewed by ProPublica, represent the strongest indication yet that members of the Trump family circle were directly involved in the financing and organization of the rally.

Source: Texts Show Kimberly Guilfoyle Bragged About Raising Millions for Rally That Fueled Capitol Riot — ProPublica

AG Barr under scrutiny for role in ouster of U.S. Attorney in New York

Chuck Rosenberg and Frank Figliuzzi join Andrea Mitchell to discuss the weekend firing of U.S. attorney Geoffrey Berman, who’s office in the Southern District of New York had conducted investigations into some of President Trump’s allies.
— Read on www.msnbc.com/andrea-mitchell-reports/watch/ag-barr-under-scrutiny-for-role-in-ouster-of-u-s-attorney-in-new-york-85690949540