tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post9194089013649612406..comments2023-10-08T04:12:46.273-05:00Comments on The Political Environment: Infant's death, contaminated water, eligible for WI legacy scorecardsJames Rowenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10203270946492159686noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post-32034462855965930952018-12-28T05:49:43.493-06:002018-12-28T05:49:43.493-06:00I'm there with you, and Dems have run on those...I'm there with you, and Dems have run on those things. Too many rural voters didn't choose the party that cares about solving their very real problems.<br /><br /> At some point, the people need to also step up to meet the politicians half-way. Some get that, but not enough these days.<br /><br /> Maybe we need a gonzo billboard campaign in the Northeoods that says things such as "Like this scenery? Then STOP VOTING REPUBLICAN!" <br /> Jake formerly of the LPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15660401299391001751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post-26462305488363077162018-12-27T22:57:53.439-06:002018-12-27T22:57:53.439-06:00Anon - I can't help people that vote against t...Anon - I can't help people that vote against their basic needs and interests. These areas elected Scott Walker and Donald Trump. The numbers are clear. Maybe the minority of rural people that support progressive and family-supporting policies can somehow reach their neighbors.<br /><br />I cannot as there is too much hate and ignorance. I cannot and will not meet racists half-way. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post-76544755524351800382018-12-27T20:44:14.845-06:002018-12-27T20:44:14.845-06:00Rural residents are not all the same and none of t...Rural residents are not all the same and none of them deserve to be ignored the way the GOP has ignored them these past 8 years. There is no rural development plan. There are no laws insuring clean drinking water. Medical care is hours away. They have no internet. Their schools are closing. Their roads are crumbling and their towns are shrinking. Their way of life is disappearing. Instead of making sure that their fear further divides us, we need to figure out how to meet them half-way. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post-71141430124505813182018-12-27T06:41:15.698-06:002018-12-27T06:41:15.698-06:00People in those rural areas get nothing but pro-Wa...People in those rural areas get nothing but pro-Walker propaganda on the radio, newspapers, and tee-vee. People that.live in the Madison-Milwaukee corridor forget or do not appreciate the decades and decades of right-wing trash that is in the rural media 24/7.<br /><br />It matters, because propaganda works.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post-67961911442513109112018-12-26T21:25:06.514-06:002018-12-26T21:25:06.514-06:00But until rural Wisconsin continues to vote on gun...But until rural Wisconsin continues to vote on guns, religion, and resentment over health, schools and clean water, much of this will continue.<br /><br /> An Evers DNR that believes in science will help, but better voting by people who are damaged by GOP negligence and corruption will do more.Jake formerly of the LPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15660401299391001751noreply@blogger.com