{"id":3388,"date":"2025-05-02T17:27:29","date_gmt":"2025-05-02T17:27:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/news\/disaster-response-in-rural-america-diana-bryant-highlights-urgent-policy-needs-copy\/"},"modified":"2025-09-10T01:56:14","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T01:56:14","slug":"tim-slack-talks-to-newsweek","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/news\/tim-slack-talks-to-newsweek\/","title":{"rendered":"Tim Slack Talks to Newsweek About Trump\u2019s Low Polling"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-3388\" data-postid=\"3388\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-3388 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_25mg000 tb_first tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_bvqv200 first\">\n                    <!-- module fancy heading -->\n<div  class=\"module module-fancy-heading tb_hscy232 \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <h1 class=\"fancy-heading\">\n    <span class=\"main-head tf_block\">\n                    Tim Slack Talks to Newsweek About Trump\u2019s Low Polling             <\/span>\n\n    \n    <span class=\"sub-head tf_block tf_rel\">\n                                <\/span>\n    <\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module fancy heading -->\n<!-- Breadcrumbs module -->\n<div  class=\"module module-breadcrumbs tb_vge5707 \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n\t<nav role=\"navigation\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumbs\" class=\"tbp_breadcrumb_trail\"><ul class=\"tbp_trail_items\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/BreadcrumbList\"><meta name=\"numberOfItems\" content=\"1\" \/><meta name=\"itemListOrder\" content=\"Ascending\" \/><li itemprop=\"itemListElement\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ListItem\" class=\"tbp_trail_item tbp_trail_end\"><a itemprop=\"item\" href=\"https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/\" rel=\"home\"><span itemprop=\"name\">Home<\/span><\/a><meta itemprop=\"position\" content=\"1\" \/><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div><!-- \/Breadcrumbs module -->\n<!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_m5do903   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW256004794 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW256004794 BCX0\">Recent discussions around Donald Trump\u2019s approval ratings among rural voters have reignited interest in the intersection of political sentiment and rural socioeconomic conditions. While national polls show fluctuating support, rural areas continue to <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW256004794 BCX0\">exhibit<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW256004794 BCX0\"> unique patterns shaped by economic hardship, demographic shifts, and cultural identity.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW256004794 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote data-start=\"669\" data-end=\"993\">\n<p><span class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW134110543 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW134110543 BCX0\">&#8220;Poverty is higher in rural America. Underemployment is higher and labor force participation is lower among rural working-age folks. There is a wide and growing rural-urban gap in death rates among working-age people\u2014part of the rural mortality penalty. 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