Iowa is testing whether Democrats can win rural voters
Topics: Iowa Politics
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- PBS NewsHour reports: “Economic concerns such as tariffs and rising gas prices may give Democrats an opening in November's midterms. But rural voters remain skeptical of large-scale support for Democrats.”
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