I have a lot of respect for Jon Tester. He's won three tough Senate races in Montana and while he's not the farthest left member of the caucus, he's also very much no Joe Manchin and doesn't seek centrist attention or provide loud votes for...
rural voters
Politico is mostly a bad publication, but it certainly represents conventional wisdom. And nothing is more conventional wisdom than that Democrats are responsible for the loss of rural white voters..