Could the House or Senate Majorities Be Determined by Rural Voters?
The Cocklebur on Congressional elections.
For this year’s election season, the Cocklebur is attempting to conduct a series of video conversations to provide content and context related to rural voters. This is my attempt is to give rural progressives--an often overlooked segment of the political landscape—a voice and platform with respect to electoral politics.
In this election edition episode, I speak with my friend and frequent collaborator Jake Davis about the state-of-play as we see it for House and Senate races. Jake is a political strategist, rural policy expert, and fellow Missouri country boy.
I would love to know what you think about this approach as a complement to my normal text-based reporting and commentary. I’ve never done video before and I’m not really comfortable being on camera yet. But I thought I would go for it anyway.
Let me know what you think. Hope you enjoy it. I would appreciate feedback.
—Bryce, The Cocklebur
The Cocklebur covers rural policy and politics from a progressive point-of-view. Our work focuses on a tangled rural political reality of dishonest debate, economic and racial disparities, corporate power over our democracy, and disinformation peddled by conservative media outlets. We aim to use facts, data, and science to inform our point-of-view. We wear our complicated love/WTF relationship with rural America on our sleeve.
Thanks Bryce. I listened during my morning stretches and it’s good to get yours and your colleagues take - refreshing given most press don’t have a clue about the significance of the rural vote. I am in Iowa’s 3rd district and we are working hard for Baccam. My county is a long way from being blue - I didn’t carry my county when I ran for Secretary of Agriculture in 2006 - but door knockers are finding hope. BTW Colorado also has mail in ballots. I envy my daughter who can take time to ponder who and what she votes for. Thanks again.
Let us not forget Bohannan in Iowa 1st, that is a flippable seat that is really to close to tell. Woman vs. woman with abortion being the main focus! 80 % of the Iowa voters in favor of abortion to some degree, and Miller-Meeks swimming up stream who was in favor of the fetal heartbeat shuting down abortion before people even knew they were pregnant!