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2020 Dems' First Big Iowa Cattle Call Is All About Rural America
Iowa Daily Democrat: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 it’s 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 Farmer’s 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.
It’s 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.
Former Iowa Governor and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack will introduce the candidates, and each will take the stage separately and answer questions from the audience, The Storm Lake Times, and the Huffington Post. Moderator will be the Pulitzer Prize winning editor of The Storm Lake Times, Art Cullen.
The Heartland Forum is happening March 30 at Buena Vista University in Storm Lake, and it’s 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 Farmer’s 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.
It’s 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.
Former Iowa Governor and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack will introduce the candidates, and each will take the stage separately and answer questions from the audience, The Storm Lake Times, and the Huffington Post. Moderator will be the Pulitzer Prize winning editor of The Storm Lake Times, Art Cullen.
Huffpost presents the
HEARTLAND FORUM
SATURDAY, MARCH 30, 2019 1PM-3PM CT
SCHALLER MEMORIAL CHAPEL
AT BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY
610 WEST 4TH STREET, STORM LAKE, IA
We’ll be discussing rural issues and corporate power in America’s heartland with Democratic leaders and 2020 presidential candidates.
Become part of the conversation as Former U.S. HUD Secretary Julián Castro, Rep. John Delaney, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Rep. Tim Ryan, and Sen. Elizabeth Warren answer questions from Pulitzer Prize-winning editor Art Cullen, and HuffPost’s Amanda Terkel and Zach Carter.
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HEARTLAND FORUM
SATURDAY, MARCH 30, 2019 1PM-3PM CT
SCHALLER MEMORIAL CHAPEL
AT BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY
610 WEST 4TH STREET, STORM LAKE, IA
We’ll be discussing rural issues and corporate power in America’s heartland with Democratic leaders and 2020 presidential candidates.
Become part of the conversation as Former U.S. HUD Secretary Julián Castro, Rep. John Delaney, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Rep. Tim Ryan, and Sen. Elizabeth Warren answer questions from Pulitzer Prize-winning editor Art Cullen, and HuffPost’s Amanda Terkel and Zach Carter.
Register Now
Pondering if I should go out for the weekend.
If I were to vote in a presidentialprimary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden