The same people who use this excuse for hammering Democrats for having nice things are the same ones who say people admire guys like Trump for being successful.
Bullshit. There are plenty of people in the Midwest who have copper cookware and have traveled to France. This was the media looking for a stupid nonissue to slam Dems and especially this administration.
Yes - there are many Midwesterners w/$$$ cookware and lifestyles to match - But when the msm repeatedly highlights the ‘diner-goers’ - aren’t they trying to create a picture of plain, down-to-earth folks, ‘just looking for a voice’? (optics). That said, the infamous $600 pot (for contrast) - fits into that narrative nicely :/
The real socioeconomic mix of that group of supporters is way more complex…
That was my point on another post. I am thoroughly sick of the rural Midwest Trump country trope, people sitting around in diners wearing John Deere caps and talking about how Trump won the election. It's become a stereotype. I doubt it's as geographical as the media wants us to believe, but they love the 4H club county fair stuff, and you can't get $600 cookware at Wal-Mart unless you go online. Keeping people divided creates a lot of clickbait.
Agree on all points. I will say, however - having lived in NYC - a photo w/plaid shirts, Carhartt, ball caps and a ‘silo silhouette’ in the distance - looks GREAT on the NYT front page… ( Makes it look like everyone did their homework, for some reason:/ ?!) gah.
I live in western NY and believe me, you don't have to go to Iowa to find that stuff. I lived for years in farm country and even rented a farmhouse from a farmer. But the media deals in stereotypes. And in New York's rural counties, they're all in for Trump. Those counties are the poorest in the state, but they're multigenerational GOP strongholds. The wealthy people moved heaven and earth to keep new businesses out, including tourism along the lakeshore and retail stores, except for Wal-Mart. I worked in the state courts, and most of the felony criminal cases we got were drunk driving and dealing Crack and meth.
*Its also a price tag that might not sit well with many Midwesterners… in diners?…
The same people who use this excuse for hammering Democrats for having nice things are the same ones who say people admire guys like Trump for being successful.
Bullshit. There are plenty of people in the Midwest who have copper cookware and have traveled to France. This was the media looking for a stupid nonissue to slam Dems and especially this administration.
Yes - there are many Midwesterners w/$$$ cookware and lifestyles to match - But when the msm repeatedly highlights the ‘diner-goers’ - aren’t they trying to create a picture of plain, down-to-earth folks, ‘just looking for a voice’? (optics). That said, the infamous $600 pot (for contrast) - fits into that narrative nicely :/
The real socioeconomic mix of that group of supporters is way more complex…
That was my point on another post. I am thoroughly sick of the rural Midwest Trump country trope, people sitting around in diners wearing John Deere caps and talking about how Trump won the election. It's become a stereotype. I doubt it's as geographical as the media wants us to believe, but they love the 4H club county fair stuff, and you can't get $600 cookware at Wal-Mart unless you go online. Keeping people divided creates a lot of clickbait.
Agree on all points. I will say, however - having lived in NYC - a photo w/plaid shirts, Carhartt, ball caps and a ‘silo silhouette’ in the distance - looks GREAT on the NYT front page… ( Makes it look like everyone did their homework, for some reason:/ ?!) gah.
I live in western NY and believe me, you don't have to go to Iowa to find that stuff. I lived for years in farm country and even rented a farmhouse from a farmer. But the media deals in stereotypes. And in New York's rural counties, they're all in for Trump. Those counties are the poorest in the state, but they're multigenerational GOP strongholds. The wealthy people moved heaven and earth to keep new businesses out, including tourism along the lakeshore and retail stores, except for Wal-Mart. I worked in the state courts, and most of the felony criminal cases we got were drunk driving and dealing Crack and meth.
You’ve seen some stuff😳
Funny how there hasn’t really been much pushback to all of this willful ‘narrative control’ over the years… just amazing.
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