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If people never see any bad effects. But, if peoples drinking water is impacted by fracking, you can bet that will spread like gossip. I do have faith it can work in rural states. I think that's a winning component of a Democratic message. It's an area where Republicans are vulnerable.
I don't think Democrats aren't supposed to talk about certain ideas that have truth and validity because it might hurt someone's feelings.
What I am trying to say is that absent an event like Flint, you're not going to get converts. The Democratic Party's Obama-Clinton-Warren-Sanders paradigm has really alienated rural America. Energy policy is one of the big reasons.
This just seems like a clueless strategy for rural voters that was conceptualized and plays leagues better in coastal, urban areas.