What white Americans really don't want to touch is that these ARE "real America". The US was created by and for land holders who enslaved people. That's why this class is politically untouchable. That's why every white American immediately starts ranting about the Constitution when you bring it up.
Sarah TaberMost rural areas have a ruling class. And they want cheap unfree workers & to pass their fiefdoms on tax-free forever. It ain't rocket science. The fact that we're scared to talk about THAT, ime, is what's costing us a lot of rural voters!