Not to say that the Dems don’t “get” the heartland, but…:

Stock-car racing fans filled Lowe’s Motor Speedway in North Carolina yesterday, erasing concerns that a political dispute in Washington had erupted into a full-scale health scare at NASCAR events.

Democratic House staffers, who were attending the Bank of America 500 race as part of a fact-finding mission of health and homeland security issues, took the unusual step of getting inoculated against several rare diseases and a sexually transmitted illness.Republican staffers refused the shots, saying they are not necessary. The recommendation also angered some lawmakers, who thought it was insulting to suggest that race fans might be infectious.

I’m tempted to spread a rumor among dems that dragons roam west of the Missouri.  Five’ll get you ten Hillary Clinton’s staff shows up wearing armor and carrying swords.