Ag and Rural Summer Fun Contest
| Summer Fun: “A Rural Democrat…” contest Progress Report So far Rick, Ron, Ann Marie, Glenn and Doug have submitted texts. Keep them coming. A Rural Democrat doesn’t wait to be asked, they offer help Rural Democrats are the OG Americans. (Or original if you don’t feel gangsta enough, lol) A Rural Democrat knows where their food comes from; the backyard Rural Democrats are the real party of Lincoln. A Rural Democrat: my feet on the ground, my eyes on the horizon. if you farm land in Maga country and still believe in a woman’s right to choose- you might be a rural Democrat! if you farm land in Maga country and still believe in unions- you might be a rural Democrat! A Rural Democrat knows that plants like warmth, but they don’t like climate change (this is from Jerrod Sessler, who famously stated while on stage with me that “Climate change can’t be that bad, plants like the heat don’t they”) Rural Democrats are the fabric that binds this nation together. Rural Democrats feed America. Rural Democrats, 40 miles and 40 years from town, closer to the heart of America. Rural Democrats–tied to the land, connected to the people A take on Jeff Foxworthy: if you farm land in Maga country and still believe in equal rights- you might be a rural Democrat! Rural Dems drive beat-up trucks Rural Democrats- the heart of America. Don 8 May 2024 |
| Summer Fun: “A Rural Democrat…” contest Identity is everything in today’s politics. And “rural” is a current favorite of political organizers. Yet the content of rural as an identity is left undefined. It is time that we, who are rural, step forward and advance a favorable image of rural. We talk about controlling policy agendas. Let’s work on owning our identity. Rural cannot be taken seriously having our own image we can wave. The identities that swirl around our political talk are artful blends of fact and imagination. We can take liberties with census data and voting habits as long as we are not too flagrant. Every dark side has silver tones if you look hard enough. This is a call to have fun with sloganeering. Email me with your suggestions for how to package the good, the honorable, the praiseworthy parts of being rural and a Democrat in Washington. Examples: “A Rural Democrat fixes things” “A Rural Democrat, where who you are is who you are” “A Rural Democrat knows who owned your house before” “A Rural Democrat celebrates Thanksgiving – with family” And so it can go. Have fun with this. I will include your suggestions in a special box in this summer’s mailings. Don 5 May 2024 |
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