President Donald Trump has failed to deliver for rural America – but Democratic politicians have also let their connection to heartland voters weaken, writes former Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, D-N.D.
In his only debate with President Jimmy Carter, then-candidate Ronald Reagan famously asked America,"Are you better off than you were four years ago?" Four decades later, how rural voters respond to that question will determine which party prevails in 2020.
However, despite Trump's pandering and bluster, rural communities are not seeing improvements. Heading into the 2020 election, it's time to evaluate how rural communities are faring under President Trump, and how a Democratic alternative who listens to rural Americans might fare better. All it takes is a quick look to see that he's failing the Reagan test.
Furthermore, this president has done nothing to ease opportunity gaps fueled by insufficient access to fundamental resources, including health care and education. Will Democratic leaders step in where the Republican Party has failed? If not, they will continue to see an erosion of support in rural America even as they improve margins in urban centers. The electoral arithmetic must incorporate the voices of rural Americans. The road to the White House cannot be paved without them.
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