Rural North Carolina voters say their struggles are ignored
Clip: 10/20/2016 | 8m 52s
Why America's poor are rarely factored in political conversations.
In rural Wilkesboro, North Carolina, nearly a quarter of residents live in poverty, well above the national rate. Residents there say their needs and concerns are not being discussed in the national political dialogue, which means for some, they won’t vote at all. Lisa Desjardins reports.
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Rural North Carolina voters say their struggles are ignored
Clip: 10/20/2016 | 8m 52s
In rural Wilkesboro, North Carolina, nearly a quarter of residents live in poverty, well above the national rate. Residents there say their needs and concerns are not being discussed in the national political dialogue, which means for some, they won’t vote at all. Lisa Desjardins reports.
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