 But Democrats say they are speaking to the concerns of rural voters. Hunter was joined at the barbecue restaurant event, part of the state Democratic Party's rural tour, by State Representative Wesley Harris. He's running for state treasurer and made the five-hour drive from his home in Charlotte. Schools are falling down. If your hospitals are closing and you don't have access to reliable Internet, you're not growing, you're dying. And there's so much potential, but they've been left behind.