Do We Disrespect Rural America?

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45. Yes.

Agricultural equipment is extremely complex. I am an engineer working in the field, and I do not understand all of it (did not grow up with it, and I focus on one specific subsystem). I saw this with the jokes about Joni Ernst. Whatever you think about her politics, demeaning her about her comments about castrating swine only served to alienate voters. The 2014 Senator race in Iowa was just a precursor for the 2016 Presidential race. I knew Braley and supported him, but his campaign had a lot of similarities to Clinton's run.

Farmers are also aware of market prices and international trade given how much of our food stocks are exported. That would have been an area that Clinton could have explored. I thought post offices could also be an area to be explored (privatizing post offices would lead to much higher postal rates). Also I wonder if pay for usage roads would not also involve additional costs to rural voters (or lack of good roads if the cost can't be supported). This is particularly ironic since many farmers use non-taxed gas in the diesel engines of their pick ups.