Simple question: Where is the ‘real America’?

Is there such a thing as a “real America”? A battle now rages over this simple question.

- Rich Harwood, Tribune News Service

Some Democratic party operatives claim the real America are so-called “Trump voters,” who they say they need to better “study” in order to win future elections. Many Republican voices argue the real America are just those who support the new administration 100% of the time. Still, others assert that different demographics or geography comprise the real America. It’s as if the real America is one particular slice or another of our nation. These caricatures lead us sorely astray. But there is a real America. I work in it every day. Recently, I spoke to a gathering of over 100 Black elected officials from all across Mississippi. They represented very different communities — from cities to the Delta. This is the real America.