I wanted to make clear the Reagan connection here. During Reagan's first run for the White House, he met with Farmers in Iowa and other states. This was during the Farm Crisis- family farms were going under left and right, and there seemed to be no help in sight. Not only were the farms going under, but the Agribusinesses associated with them were going under as well. Towns were dying.
Reagan won over Farmers by sympathizing with their plight. He promise to bring relief. Farmers voted for Reagan, helping put him over the top. Within months, the Department of Agriculture issued a statement declaring that Farming was a risky business like any other, then declared it would NOT take major steps to save Farmers. Farmers, like so many groups became Reagan Democrats by voting against their own self-interests. They then voted for him AGAIN in 1984.
This is a critical time in our country. John McCain is promising to continue some of the same policies that have put us in this mess. If Working Class Whites feel more comfortable voting for the traditional candidate (White, Male), then they will be voting against much needed change.
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