Democrats have been losing rural voters across the US since the 1960s, and that collapse has fueled Donald Trump’s ‘Make America Great Again’ movement.
The problem in NC might be atypical, though. State office pays $13,951 per year, and I’m not sure if that’s comparable to other states but it damn sure isn’t enough to entice anyone who isn’t already independently wealthy (and who can take 6 months off per year and not lose their job).
To be sure, the NC Democratic Party is utter dogshit at recruiting new talent, but they’re also fighting a seriously uphill battle in trying to find people who are willing to make literally below poverty level just to serve.
Yeah. Not familiar with the NC mess. But getting good candidates to go to places like Florida just aren’t going to happen. Because fixing the hellscape is important but… nobody wants to live in the hellscape unless they have no choice.
Its an open secret so I don’t mind sharing it but when a county does something like “We need to attract more OBGYNs to the local hospital” and the like? Part of that is very much fulfilling a need of the community. The other part is getting strong candidates (either the doctor or their partner) with the intent of running them in a year or two for a local office. And because of the general high degree of education required, it is a good way for Democrats to bus in some people as it were.
The problem in NC might be atypical, though. State office pays $13,951 per year, and I’m not sure if that’s comparable to other states but it damn sure isn’t enough to entice anyone who isn’t already independently wealthy (and who can take 6 months off per year and not lose their job).
To be sure, the NC Democratic Party is utter dogshit at recruiting new talent, but they’re also fighting a seriously uphill battle in trying to find people who are willing to make literally below poverty level just to serve.
Yeah. Not familiar with the NC mess. But getting good candidates to go to places like Florida just aren’t going to happen. Because fixing the hellscape is important but… nobody wants to live in the hellscape unless they have no choice.
Its an open secret so I don’t mind sharing it but when a county does something like “We need to attract more OBGYNs to the local hospital” and the like? Part of that is very much fulfilling a need of the community. The other part is getting strong candidates (either the doctor or their partner) with the intent of running them in a year or two for a local office. And because of the general high degree of education required, it is a good way for Democrats to bus in some people as it were.