White Rural Rage review: Clinton’s ‘deplorables’ jibe at book length
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Study of red state resentments that power Trump neglects key factors that help endanger Democrats outside US citiesDon’t expect White Rural Rage to win too many hearts or minds. Under the subtitle The Threat to American Democracy, it’s more likely the book will offend. Thomas Schaller and Paul Waldman profess “not to denigrate or mock our fellow Americans who live in rural areas”, but at times appear to do so.Their first chapter title is Essential Minority, Existential Threat. Chapter six,...

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