Word: ruralization
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...what went wrong. Liberals note that Bush successfully painted Kerry as a political opportunist and flip-flopper—a task that was made easier by the candidate’s inability to stand firm on the war in Iraq—while conservatives point to statistics showing that rural voters turned out in droves to vote against a candidate they saw as out of touch with their “moral values...
Agriculture is always a hot issue in Colorado, and rural voters tend to like Republicans. But from the start of this year's U.S. Senate race, it was clear that Democrat Ken Salazar, 49, had a lot of appeal for Colorado farmers and ranchers, largely because he's one of them. His Republican rival, Peter Coors, went to Phillips Exeter Academy and Cornell University and grew up in a family that hobnobbed with the Reagans and Du Ponts. Salazar's family members, by contrast, have been Colorado farmers since the 1800s. He grew up on a remote ranch...
...election to the Senate, it may not be Tom Coburn. A hard-right conservative in hard-right Oklahoma ought not to have too much trouble against a Democratic opponent. But Coburn, an obstetrician and former Congressman, got into trouble with a slightly batty warning about "rampant" lesbianism in rural Oklahoma, as well as a 14-year-old, unproven claim that he once sterilized a patient without her consent. Still, he survived, and it was policies and politics more than personality that saved...
PENNSYLVANIA A strong turnout in Philadelphia gave Kerry enough of a boost to overcome Bush?s 2-to-1 lead in rural areas. Kerry gained wide support from young voters but split the over-65 vote with Bush...
...votes, Bush was on the verge of becoming the first Republican to carry Iowa since Ronald Reagan in 1984, but broken voting machines in two counties and uncounted provisional and absentee ballots delayed the official results Voters who see economy as good: Kerry 30% Bush 69% Small-city and rural voters: Kerry 46% Bush...