Outgoing Member of Biden’s Party Has Bleak Outlook for Democrats’ Chances With Rural Voters

Outgoing Member of Biden’s Party Has Bleak Outlook for Democrats’ Chances With Rural Voters
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Outgoing longtime Rep. Jim Cooper (D-Tenn.) said that the Democratic Party is “facing extinction” in Tennessee and noted that Democrats don’t have a strategy to appeal to rural voters across the United States.

“As usual, Democrats are not alert to future dangers,” Cooper told the Nashville Scene. “The biggest danger we face in an off-year election after we won the White House is the 100-year trend toward the other party. Redistricting is small potatoes compared to that historical trend.”
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