I hope hes able to do it. When I was in college I was able to talk to a lot of kids from these areas. They were pretty shocked when they figured out that their beliefs were closer aligned with conservatives. They were straight mad when they couldn't refute the Dems had switch from owning slaves to having economic slaves.
He's repeating and working the same idea that is universal throughout the Country. In regards to the old or weak of any gender a question can be asked...if your door was kicked in and people with bad intentions rush into your home: would you rather reach for the phone or a high capacity handgun ?