New report on Midwest 'factory towns' shakes up the way we look at politics
The reason factory towns have worse health is because their residents are older. The younger people who stay are more likely to parrot their parent's politics or have come back from overseas wars. A lot of the younger, smarter people have moved to cities or suburbs, especially the gay ones. Only my youngest brother, who inherited the family home, stayed in Iowa. Of the four of us that left, three have graduate degrees and one of the latter is an MD. None of us are going back. Ever.
That they do not focus on age or religion makes the 21st Century Democrats results problematic. Older and more conservative voters are not exactly experts in biology or constitutional law. They don't know that Roe is not doomed and that, if they don't stand up for very liberal solutions on family income, the unborn will also be doomed. Including in Factory Towns.
The answer to dealing with these towns is brutal honesty. Start using the term Soft on Putin for Trump supporters, especially candidates. Then frame economic justice as a pro-life issue. Don't be afraid of offending feminists when you do - although few feminists will disagree with more money for families.
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