The Other Side of the Rural Conservative with Kathy Cramer
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Dr. Kathy Cramer is co-founder of the Rural Urban Bridge Initiative, professor of political science at UW-Madison, and author of the book The Politics of Resentment. Kathy talks hearing from rural Wisconsinites in gas stations and church basements, the concentration of resources and respect in urban centers, and answers, “are rural conservatives are just racist?”
[1:18] Introduction
[5:30] Studying public opinion by listening to the people
[12:01] No fair share of resources, power, or respect
[14:55] How politicians exploit the rural-urban divide
[20:02] Are rural conservatives just racist?
[23:59} Has the rural-urban divide gotten worse?
More from Kathy:
katherinejcramer.net
https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/P/bo22879533.html to buy the book
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