The Rural Route Newsletter

The Vanishing Middle

By Cindy Green, Democratic Candidate for VA House of Delegates, District 44

The ROMEO Club Ain’t What It Used to Be

The Unsung Heroes of Friday Night Lights

By Cindy Green, Candidate for VA House of Delegates, District 44

Why Rural Texas & Rural America Still Matters

Letter to the Editor

The Ignored and Forgotten Victims here in Southwest VA

Safety is Job #1

And in rural America, safety trumps economics. Pun intended.

Blessings of Being a First-Gen American

By Darryl Campbell, Candidate for Blacksburg Town Council

Never Heard of Charlie Kirk? You’re Not Alone

Inside the Alt Right World Democrats Keep Missing

MAYBE the Democratic Party Is Fixin’ Its Diversity and Rural Problem in Spite of Itself

What if the cavalry isn’t coming in a motorcade. Maybe it’s showing up in pickups and work boots.

What Does ‘Again’ Mean Exactly in MAGA?

Labor Day Reflections

On the 8th Day

*"And on the eighth day, God looked down on his planned paradise and said, ‘I need a caretaker.’ So God made a farmer.

Maybe Democrats Should Just Let Trump Shoot Himself in the Foot

Red Silos, Blue Silos: Neither Side’s Listening

Scary Times to Be Raisin' Kids

Never trust a politician or a stranger

Answering the Call!

Cindy Green Answers the Call for District 44 Delegate Run

The Most American Story You’ve Never Heard

The most American man I’ve ever met isn’t a politician (yet) or a billionaire.

Guess What? It Really Is All About the Epstein Files

"That's What They Voted For!"

How to Win Elections in Rural Districts

From Mayberry to MAGA

"From Mayberry to MAGA: The Dangerous (False) Nostalgia of The Andy Griffith Show"

"No One Is Left Behind—Unless You're a Rural Democratic Candidate!"

Democrats, There’s a Way Out of The Political Mess We’re In

Democrats have outgrown their rural roots.