With this paper, Professor Kathrine Cramer revisits the rural groups she originally interviewed for her 2016 book The Politics of Resentment: Rural Consciousness in Wisconsin and the Rise of Scott Walker.  These included various morning “coffee klatches” gathering at local gas stations in small Wisconsin towns with populations ranging from 600-2000.  The groups were made up of men who were either retired, unemployed or employed.  One central-west group was made up of a women’s lunch group made up of employed and retired women.  The interviews were conducted […]