As Democrats met this week in a virtual convention in Milwaukee, WI, and Wilmington, DE, to formally nominate former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Kamala Harris (D, CA) as their White House ticket – in the rollcall of state votes cast, cows appeared in backgrounds, biofuels were mentioned, “food” was cited – about 300 folks streaming the August 18 daytime convention highlights got a dose of “rural America day.” The Democrat National Committee set aside the time to spotlight corporate and association-sponsored virtual symposia featuring state/local politicians, corporate execs and industry honchos.
President Trump counterprogrammed with his rural base, appearing in Iowa to view multi-billion-dollar Derecho damage across that state; emergency aid is promised.
