2020 DEMS' FIRST BIG IOWA CATTLE CALL IS ALL ABOUT RURAL AMERICA
On March 18, 2019 By robert-leonard
Busloads of farmers and other rural advocates from across the Midwest are rallying in Iowa to put their concerns at the front and center of the 2020 presidential race.
The Heartland Forum is happening March 30 at Buena Vista University in Storm Lake, and its going to be epic. In the first and likely only forum dedicated to rural issues in the 2020 presidential race, The Storm Lake Times, the Iowa Farmers Union, the Open Markets Action Fund, and the Huffington Post will welcome the candidates seeking the Democratic nomination for President.
Organizers tell me that so far, candidates Elizabeth Warren, John Delaney, Amy Klobuchar, Tim Ryan, and Julian Castro have confirmed they will attend. [Update: Tulsi Gabbard should be attending, as well.]
Its going to be historic. The Iowa Farmers Union is organizing busloads of farmers to come from Wisconsin, Missouri, Minnesota, and the Dakotas. Native American and African American farm leaders will be attending. Iowa Democratic phenom J.D. Scholten who came within a few percentage points of defeating controversial incumbent Republican Steve King by running primarily on ag issues is organizing rallies prior to the forum with Family Farm Action, Farm Aid, and other groups, as are some of the presidential candidates attending.
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