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Re: Objectively intelligent.
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Originally Posted by Greedy,Greedy,Greedy
The urban / rural split is serious stuff. Liz Warren actually had one of the best thought out rural programs (focusing heavily on anti-trust and tying subsidies to wage increases, to deal with rural poverty more effectively) other than her trade stuff.
Trump's ag program is simple - kill the market with tariffs and then fatten the farmers with massive massive subsidies. It is the ultimate welfare model for the well-off, because the subsidies only go to folks who own land, all the wage workers get laid off.
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Democrats like you and Warren, whom I love, need to grapple with the fact that many (most?) voters are not voting on the basis of policy proposals. Many people vote to express themselves. There are two ways to capture those voters. One is to come up with a new policy that will actually make a difference to them. That hasn't worked since Obama ran on healthcare. There is a real cynicism among a lot of voters that Democrats can implement a policy that will make a difference to them. The other is to find politicians who can appeal and motivate these voters without specific policies. We just watched Donald Trump run for re-election WITHOUT A PLATFORM and yet he spoke to an awful lot of people.
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