Rural Democrats Caucus launching in Oregon
Like the nation, Oregon is rift with a blue/red urban/rural divide. And yet, there is growing interest in Democrats in the rural parts of the state - and Democrats are organizing in the red parts of the state.
Steve Bucknum, chair of the rural Crook County Democrats, has now called for a Rural Democrats Caucus for the Democratic Party of Oregon. They will organize in two weeks.
Key thoughts from Bucknum:
We need to speak to rural voters about rural issues; and we need to learn to be "politically correct" in terms of sensitivity to rural issues and rural people....One of the first things to learn about rural Oregon is that it is very diverse, perhaps more so than the urban parts of Oregon....
The methodology of gaining more support in rural areas will need to be different than that used in urban areas. Urban methods of door-to-door work and telephone canvassing do not work well in rural Oregon, unless the canvasser is the actual candidate for office....
Kari Chisholm | July 4, 2005 | Comment on This Post (0 so far) |
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