Saw what you did there. Smooth transition at the end. I‘ll keep that republican strategist idea. :)

flee the cities to escape racial integration

for some reason this podunk town in the middle of nowhere does not have the jobs and resources of the city

refuse to pay taxes out of short sightedness

why does living in the country suck shit? It must be all them minorities and democrats

I'm living around nothing but people that think and act like me and I'm still miserable, surely it is the fault of everyone else

Yes and no. Republicans haven't done jack shit for the majority of rural folks anymore than democrats have. The problem is Republicans got to them first via social media and readily available news outlets that are popular in those regions, convincing them that all their problems are being caused strictly by liberal politicians, as well as veiled/not veiled bigoted accusations against other demographics (e.g. immigrants, gays, trans, etc). Ironically, democrats in recent years have tried to win them back by bringing green tech to lots of plains states (e.g. wind farm boom) as well as more jobs (e.g. infrastructure bill), but this is ignored because the GOP are better at psyops than democrats.

Rural folks don't want policies except for one. They want to be left the fuck alone. At all times. They feel like being racist? They want everyone to let them. They want to not give a shit about climate? They want everyone to let them. Tax man cometh? They'd love to be able to point a shotgun at him, but they're mostly more civil than that. They hate nothing more than the idea of a system beyond what they themselves come up with and understand.

The problem is modern times have made that stance less practical. That's the heart of the urban/rural divide.