people/the media/institutions have consistently referred to that "Midwest" part of the country as "the heartland" for as long as I can remember.

It's always been sweet and kinda charming to hear us called "the heartland".

It's definitely not GOP terminology.

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Wabbajack_

(1,300 posts)

5. A lot of people from NY in particular

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Wed Jan 29, 2020, 09:40 PM

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Seem to feel insulted that the term was meant to exclude them or imply something is wrong with their values, which are just as American as Indianas'.

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Hassin Bin Sober

(26,315 posts)

2. Well he went after M4A as taking away freedoms.

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Wed Jan 29, 2020, 09:28 PM

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irisblue

(32,932 posts)

4. Buttigieg quote and a reply from Twitter

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Wed Jan 29, 2020, 09:33 PM

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David Darmofal (@david_darmofal) Tweeted:
The entire country, including Washington, is the American Heartland. There's no part of the country that's more America than any other part. https://t.co/QUCvTO2ADd

Link to tweet

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marmar

(77,056 posts)

6. Politicians use heartland to evoke a certain demographic....

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Wed Jan 29, 2020, 09:50 PM

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.... which for whatever reason they still think will decide an election. And no they re not talking about Chicago or Detroit or Cleveland.

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Drunken Irishman

(34,857 posts)

7. Agreed. I hate the divisiveness of the right on this topic.

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Wed Jan 29, 2020, 09:54 PM

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There's so many great, unique areas of America. Every region. Every state. Every metro. I love the major US cities and the rural small towns. I am not one about rah-rah, America awesome! But holy shit I love how vast and expansive and diverse this country is.

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WhiskeyGrinder

(22,309 posts)

8. It's a nice, gentle dogwhistle, whether he wants it to be or not.

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AngelicaHora

(54 posts)

9. Probably, just look at Obama's official bio

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Wed Jan 29, 2020, 10:01 PM

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https://www.whitehouse.gov/about-the-white-house/presidents/barack-obama/

"Barack Obama served as the 44th President of the United States. His story is the American story — values from the heartland, a middle-class upbringing in a strong family, hard work and education as the means of getting ahead, and the conviction that a life so blessed should be lived in service to others."

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