Former Sen. Joe Donnelly's new initiative: Teach Democrats to value rural voters [View all]
Former Sens. Joe Donnelly and Heidi Heitkamp are teaming up to launch a new initiative aimed at helping Democrats reach rural voters.
Both lost their re-election bids last year in red states, where Donald Trump won by double-digit margins in 2016 — Donnelly, here in Indiana, and Heitkamp in North Dakota.
Now, they're starting a project called One Country. Its goal: Teach Democrats how to reconnect with voters from the heartland.
"On issues of faith and family and country, Donald Trump has repeatedly tried to take those as his," Donnelly said Thursday. "Those are Democrat values as well. We need to talk about them."
Read more: https://www.indystar.com/story/news/politics/2019/04/27/joe-donnellys-new-initiative-teach-democrats-value-rural-voters/3573371002/
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