Senator Jon Tester
appeared on Meet the Press over the weekend and commented that Democrats "need to focus...'more on the things we’re doing for rural America.'” The story continues, with plenty of criticism for Democrats:
Tester pointed to bills he’s working on that deal with big packers and meat consolidation, which he said would help cow and calf operators make a better living.
He also said he doesn’t believe Democrats talk about their accomplishments in a way that appeals to rural voters “nearly enough,” citing the bipartisan infrastructure law that passed Congress last year.
“It’s going to help rural America big time, when it comes to broadband and electrical distribution and roads and bridges. We didn’t talk about it,” he said. “We didn’t talk about it from a rural perspective.”
In order for Democrats to get the message out to rural America, Tester said, it needs to be a “concentrated effort” because they have been “very bad” at delivering it thus far.
“And "If we’re able to do that and do that effectively, you’ll see those numbers change," he added.
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