If Democrats pitch a message of improving rural infrastructure (e.g. expanding rural access to broadband internet service), as well as improved access to health care, affordable higher education, a livable wage, etc., then it is definitely conceivable that they can at least make some headway in rural areas. Even if they don’t win outright, they could still perform better than in the recent past.
Democrats basically ran on healthcare as their entire platform this election, and look what happened in rural areas.
The second the GOP talks about a caravan or black people kneeling or Confederate traitor statues anyone that may have been swayed by that will bolt right back to the GOP. It's a waste of time.
Those are all distractions. If Democrats have one, and only one problem in rural areas, it's G-U-N-S. Healthcare is a win - or will become a win sooner or later. But only when the gun problem is somehow fixed. How does that happen? LOL, don't ask me.
