General Discussion

I grew up in a very rural area in Ohio and have spent a lot of time working in remote rural areas in NC. Everything you said here resonates.

Also, the powers that be in rural areas know how people vote. The districts are small and segregated in various ways - not just Black and white but also poor vs affluent. I know people fear for their jobs and all kinds of things if the rich people see a small district go for the Democratic candidate. They can guess who went rogue. When the bank owns your house and loans, the guy who owns the poultry plant employs you and most of your family, and the police chief could haul your nephew in for drugs at any time - is it any wonder that poor people keep their heads down and vote as they are told?

And our Constitution and the Supreme Court give those rural communities run by a handful of people a disproportionate amount of power.