Rural Voters

 I'm not sure how Democrats make inroads among rural voters and I think Erik Loomis is largely right that there might not be a way.

The problem is never that Mainstream Democrats are holding unpopular policy positions. There are some extreme examples like "Defund the Police" that are legitimately unpopular, but many things that people like Biden propose are very popular in rural areas. As Loomis notes, Trump did absolutely nothing to help rural communities. He launched a trade war that decimated farmers...and they voted for him anyway.

I think high-speed rural internet, Green infrastructure and anti-trust action against Big Box retailers could be very helpful for rural communities...but that won't make them vote for Democrats.