Robert Leonard’s essay “Why Rural America Voted For Trump,” provides insight from a person who has liberal views about the rural-urban divide in the United States considering Donald Trump’s presidency. Many Americans have split views on what Trump will and will not do in office considering the social and economic issues. The concerns of unemployment, immigration, and the well-being of future citizens was discussed. Also, the Democrat versus Republican gap was examined and each sides views were expressed with Leonard’s interpretation on why citizens trailed President Trump.
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Leonard mentions the rural versus urban divide in the United States. More specifically, he states, “…the urban-rural divide isn’t really so much a red state versus blue state issue, it’s red country versus blue country.” He goes on to say that, “…the blue counties are along waterways, where early river transportation encouraged the formation of cities, and surround state capitals. This is also where most investment and infrastructure and services are made: Rural Americans recognize that this is how it must be, as the cities are where most of the people are, yet it’s a sore spot.” Leonard’s statements provide another way of looking at the Democratic and Republican Parties in relation to President Trump and his plans to boost the economy. The rural Americans find that a vast majority of our nation’s tax dollars go to industrialized cities to enhance the productivity within urban areas unfair considering that the farming industry has decreased and roads need to be repaired. Andrew Soergel, an Economy Reporter from U.S. News states that President Trump’s first economic promise was not focused on immigration, but the revitalization of infrastructure. Trump says, “We are going to fix our inner cities and rebuild our highways, bridges, tunnels, airports, schools, hospitals…We’re going to rebuild our