Harris Campaign Releases Plan for Rural America Ahead of Battleground State Tour

As Vice President Kamala Harris seeks to gain ground with a voting bloc that was critical to former President Donald Trump’s 2016 victory, her presidential campaign released its first detailed goals for rural America on Sept. 12.

The document, titled “We Believe in Rural America,” is a two-page outline of policy positions the vice president would offer for rural communities across the country. Her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, is scheduled to visit Wausau, Wisconsin, on Friday as Harris heads to several of Pennsylvania’s rural, red counties the same day.
After spending much of the previous weeks preparing for Tuesday’s debate with Trump, Harris has resumed her campaign blitz across the battlegrounds, hosting twin rallies on Sept. 12 in North Carolina. Her battlegrounds tour continues through more states in the coming days.

The rural plan touts efforts by both the Biden-Harris administration in Congress and Walz in Minnesota while offering potential rural policies for a Harris-Walz presidency. It calls rural America “the foundation of our country—from the family farms that feed our country to the towns that support small businesses” and discusses goals for expanding the pilot Rural Partners Network, increasing “high-skill, high-wage jobs,” and opening opportunities for small business investments and financing.

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