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January Poll Results

January Poll Results

Focus on Rural America Co-Founders former Iowa Lt. Gov Patty Judge and Jeff Link released the results of their latest poll on a conference call with reporters Monday morning. This is the 6th quarterly poll from Focus on Rural America which began tracking presidential...

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Rural: Ask Them About It

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...

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The Economic Gap in Rural America

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...

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