After a decade of defeats, some Iowa Democrats changing the way they talk to voters

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

51% : " The 69-year-old retired nurse recalled decades of political involvement, including serving as vice chair of the Johnson County Democrats in the 1980s and working on multiple local campaigns.
51% : " "Churchgoer, gun-toter, state auditor, taxpayer's watchdog.
48% : " Ruben Gallego, a Democratic U.S. senator from Arizona, was in Iowa recently to help Democrats here raise concerns about federal Republicans' tax and spending legislation that included personal income tax reductions, boosted funding for border security and immigration enforcement, and reductions in future Medicaid spending, among many other budget and policy items.
40% : She said Iowa Democrats, instead, need to focus on organizing efforts that address the real, everyday issues facing rural communities -- such as rising cancer rates, underfunded public schools, nitrate contaminated waters and low wages -- rather than relying solely on national talking points or fundraising appeals.

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