Re: “” Jan. 28 Megan McArdle column.
I find that Megan McArdle’s very first assumption is not quite accurate. Democrats and progressives do not come solely from urban areas where it easy to attend demonstrations by subway. I live 140 miles from Denver. I, and many people from my rural area, made the effort to get to Denver to join the Women’s March. It was not easy— it was time- and money-consuming. It took coordination, it took planning, it took networking.
We were proud to be counted among the numbers that were there. Many other people I spoke with that day were also from somewhere other than Denver. They, too, believe that allcivil rights, the Affordable Care Act, the environment, the middle class and white working people are important enough to make the effort.
Granted, the Democrats have rebuilding to do, but don’t assume they can only pull from urban areas. We, the rural dwellers, also care about these issues and feel they are worth fighting for.
Judith Waite,Beulah
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