Article 6J6K6 Can Biden win back Iowa rural voters who shifted away from Democrats?

Can Biden win back Iowa rural voters who shifted away from Democrats?

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Chris Steinin Wyoming, Iowa
from US news | The Guardian on (#6J6K6)

Trump's ascension to the helm of the Republican party undid progress Democrats had made in winning the trust of voters in rural areas nationwide

During the eight years he served in the Iowa state Senate, Tod Bowman was a self-described door knocker", trekking to the front porches and patios of constituents in the rural counties he represented to appeal for votes.

They would, in turn, tell Bowman, a moderate Democrat, of their concerns - that government assistance programs amounted to a handout", that too many undocumented migrants were entering the country, that Barack Obama, the president for much of Bowman's time in office, was planning to take their guns away. Occasionally, whoever opened the door would start interrogating Bowman before he even finished introducing himself.

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