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Forget red states and blue states, a new book looks at the political divide between urbanites and their counterparts “Homelanders”, fifty million rural whites, twenty percent of the US voting population who helped the Conservative base of the Republican Party gain control of everything from the Presidency to the Supreme court. We’ll explore the politics of the Homelanders, how they've become so influential and how they differ from their urban neighbors. Laura's guest is Brian Mann, Reporter and Editor for North Country Public Radio and author of "Welcome to the Homeland: A Journey to the Rural Heart of America's Conservative Revolution.