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The three things Democrats must do to regain rural America’s trust | Anthony Flaccavento
After decades of alienating working-class and rural voters from the Democratic party, it’s time the left bridges the divide
It was a warm morning in rural Virginia. I was cutting into a pile of downed logs – wild cherry, oak and black locust – left behind when a piece of land was cleared for a small house.
A young guy pulled up, stepped out of his truck and gave me a nod, the way people do out here. Chainsaws in hand, we quickly figured out we both knew the owner and had her permission to take the wood – me for our home and greenhouse, him for much the same. Then we got to it – work.
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Anthony Flaccavento · Sun, Jun 7, 2026, 6:00 AM
US news | The Guardian
After decades of alienating working-class and rural voters from the Democratic party, it’s time the left bridges the divide
It was a warm morning in rural Virginia. I was cutting into a pile of downed logs – wild cherry, oak and black locust – left behind when a piece of land was cleared for a small house.
A young guy pulled up, stepped out of his truck and gave me a nod, the way people do out here. Chainsaws in hand, we quickly figured out we both knew the owner and had her permission to take the wood – me for our home and greenhouse, him for much the same. Then we got to it – work.
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