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Oil and Gas Handouts Hurt Rural Communities and Cost Americans at the Pump
Small refinery waivers are the newest trend in Trump’s oil and gas give-a-ways. This comes on top of giving oil companies free reign to drill on our federal lands, jettisoning the Paris Climate Accord, promising the Keystone XL Pipeline, and opening up fragile arctic...
Talking the Talk
In back to back to back quarterly polls, likely caucus goers in Iowa have said that victory in 2020 is going to be tied to bringing rural voters back into the fold. And they’ve said so resoundingly — by a 2-1 margin.
Democratic Twitter ≠ The Democratic Party
New research suggests something most folks may have already suspected — Democratic Twitter isn’t all that representative of the actual Democratic Party. What does that mean in the most progressive presidential primary in our nation’s history?
March 2019 Poll Results
Former Vice President Joe Biden continues to lead among Democratic Iowans who intend to participate in the 2020 Democratic caucus, but his lead over Bernie Sanders has diminished. Six candidates make up a second tier: Kamala Harris, Elizabeth Warren, Cory Booker, Pete Buttigieg and Beto O’Rourke.
January Legislative Reception
On January 29th, Focus on Rural America held our first legislative reception. It was exciting to see Senate Democratic Leader Janet Peterson and House Minority Leader Todd Prichard at the event, along with most of the state House and Senate Democrats.