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7. "I assume it will only be used in red states?"

Thu Jun 19, 2025, 07:18 AM

Jun 19

ALOT of their voters like here in PA as you know, ARE in the "rural areas" - and that includes "blue" states like CA & NY.

All you have to do is look at a color-coded map of every state and their vote in the 2024 election. You see the "blue dots" (and/or county regions, which have the most population and majority (D)s) embedded in wide swaths of red, that the GOP keeps pointing to to claim that "they are the majority" although many of their red counties are barely the population of a blue city's single neighborhood.

This is their most-hated state of CA -

In CA, the cities are mostly clustered near the coast and much of the rest of the state (bar Sacramento & Fresno) is rural.

IL voted for Harris but -

NY voted for Harris but -

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So this fund for rural hospitals gab13by13 Jun 19 #2

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That's logical, but......................... Lovie777 Jun 19 #12

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SO let me get this straight they are going to rob Peter to pay Paul............... turbinetree Jun 19 #23

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