Thomas, you may have already seen these pieces; but for any of your readers who haven't, I've mapped out two different blueprints for how the Rural/Urban Divide can be (at least somewhat) bridged:

https://medium.com/politically-speaking/heres-what-you-can-do-for-rural-america-34a9e89d97a2

https://medium.com/politically-speaking/how-democrats-can-win-in-2022-5ceb95ce61a0