A look at the impact of rural voters.
Group of volunteers working as poll monitors in Arizona
Latino and rural neighborhoods in need of poll monitors to "protect the election system."
A look at the impact of rural voters.
THERE ARE VOTERSWHO LIVE IN RURALPARTS OF OUR STATE.OUR JOE ST.GEORGE IS TAKING AQUICK LOOK AT HOWRURAL VOTERSCOULD MAKE ANIMPACT ON THISELECTION.If you think only voterswho live in suburbs orcities are going to decidethis election.Think again.According to theDepartment ofAgriculture, there are XXmillion XX living in ruralparts of XX.
Rememberthere are XX living in thestate total.Now it's no secret thatPresident Donald Trumphas strong support inrural parts of America .
Arecent analysis by PewResearch Center found62% of rural areasbacked President Trumpin 2016.But it is a lead the Bidencampaign is hoping tocut into.Joe Biden's plan for ruralAmerica.Expand broadbandaccessassist minority farmerswith better access toUSDA programsHelp farmers reduceemissionsLimit trade wars to helpprofitsPresident Donald'sTrump plan..This year PresidentTrump has given at least$32 billion in direct farmaide.
That's a recordhigh.
And $20 billionmore than in 2017.President trump is alsohoping the new USMCA,United States MexicoCanada trade deal, helpsfarmers because itmakes it easier forfarmers to sell dairyproducts in Canada.This part of the countryisn't as populated asmetro Tampa, Phoenix,or Detroit.
But in anelection in which everyvote counts.
RuralAmerica counts too.
I'mJoe St.
George reporting.STILL AHEAD..TRACING DOWN
Latino and rural neighborhoods in need of poll monitors to "protect the election system."
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