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By Rhonda Colvin August 14 at 8:44 PM
When Susan Kroger decided to help launch a political activism group for women in her largely rural, pro-Trump region, she expected a few dozen liberal neighbors to show up.
But when she opened the doors at the groups first community meeting in Sioux Falls, S.D., 100 people flooded into the room. Now nine months later, Kroger says the group has quickly grown to 2,300 active members.
Its a story emerging across Trump country, where left-leaning grass-roots groups have popped up in some of the reddest parts of the nation a sign that the resistance has gone rural.
Most surprisingly, Kroger said, some of her newest members are disappointed Trump voters. The uncertainty over health-care policy has become a top issue driving first-time activists to join their ranks, Kroger and other grass-roots organizers said.
The exciting thing about our events is that every time we hold one, I always ask Who here is new? and about half the people raise their hand, said Kroger, co-chair of LEAD South Dakota, an abbreviation for Leaders Engaged and Determined. Ive heard from a few women who voted for Trump and have since had a change of heart.
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TBA
(825 posts)CanonRay
(14,113 posts)but they probably won't.
senior moment.
jalan48
(13,883 posts)Do you think she should refer to them as "deplorables" at her meetings?
Lucky Luciano
(11,258 posts)These are the ones we can win back.
mcar
(42,372 posts)in my ruby red county. I volunteered to serve as 1st VP. More than 40 attended the first meeting.
We also have an Indivisible group and the Democratic party is growing.
keep up the good work
zentrum
(9,865 posts)NastyRiffraff
(12,448 posts)No women there. Possibly a couple but I've seen no pics or video showing a single woman on the Deplorable side. All the women were on OUR side in Charlottesville.
I'm VERY glad to see women organizing in Red areas!
WhiskeyGrinder
(22,431 posts)NastyRiffraff
(12,448 posts)And I was appalled. I'm still glad to see women weren't with the Charlottesville assholes, though.
Azathoth
(4,611 posts)Doitnow
(1,103 posts)rural folks get fooled into believing their lies when Rethugs run for office.
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)country. I have a theory that there are a lot of people out there, especially women, who never really took much of interest in politics before, are now becoming mobilized because it is hitting them personally.
a kennedy
(29,706 posts)kicking for further exposure.