Chapter
The Disconnect Between America's Priorities and Mainstream Media Coverage
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The priorities of rural America often differ greatly from those of urban areas and the mainstream media, leading to a sense of disconnect and even resentment. This disconnect may have played a role in electing Trump and continues to cause tension in modern politics.
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The vast disconnect between the priorities of rural versus urban America helped elect Trump as president as the things that mattered to rural Americans were not being paid attention to, according to Matthew Yglesias.
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Rural America
Summary
The vast disconnect between the priorities of rural versus urban America helped elect Trump as president as the things that mattered to rural Americans were not being paid attention to, according to Matthew Yglesias. The disconnect has since turned into an active interest moving against them in 2020.