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Rural: Ask Them About It
As we all know, the next debate of the Democratic primary is tomorrow, November 20th. We've had a few of these already, and we've gotten a lot of good air time on candidates foreign policy plans, their health care plans, or their perspective on President Trump. What...
The Economic Gap in Rural America
A new report from the USDA reinforces what we've been seeing on the ground in Iowa and across rural America: Population levels and personal incomes are falling off, while poverty rates are on the rise. This bad news means it is more important than ever for...
Squeezing the Margins
Something we've been saying since 2016 is that Democrats don't need to win back every rural county. What they have to do is show up, articulate a vision, win where they can, and squeeze the margins everywhere else. Last night in Kentucky, Governor-elect Andy Beshear...
September 2019 Poll Results
In the post-debate poll in Iowa, Focus on Rural America found some shakeups among the Democratic presidential contenders and some key takeaways for the field. Iowa Democrats are focused on electability and they see rural issues and a rural strategy as key to that...