Rural Voters Becoming Disillusioned With Republicans
Posted by Ramzi Takla on July 13, 2007 at 05:39 PMA recent poll administered by the Center for Rural Strategies indicates that rural voters are no longer a lock-in for Republicans:
The study indicates that negative views about the Bush administration, the war in Iraq, and the economy are eroding the Republican party's rural base.
Surprised? You shouldn’t be. Even traditionally Republican voters are becoming disillusioned with the Bush administration’s failed policies. Iraq remains a particular sore spot:
While a narrow majority [of rural voters] oppose the war, nearly 60 percent are close to someone serving or who has served in the fighting. This is not a "television war" for rural families.
Unlike Republicans, Democrats continue to fight for real issues affecting average Americans, including a sensible conclusion to the war in Iraq, which makes rural America "as politically competitive as any region in the country right now." Democrats are on the right track as we approach 2008.
(Ramzi Takla is an intern in the DNC Internet Department)
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