John, In a recent poll we commissioned, 68% of rural voters believe that when politicians say they want to help rural areas they're just pandering with a nice message. I get it. Politicians talk the talk, but many times they don’t deliver. Democrats can change this stigma by…

Hello John! Did you know that Facebook’s algorithm is designed to polarize and divide Americans? That’s right. Facebook’s own algorithm that decides what YOU see or don’t see on your Facebook feed is designed to prioritize content that is divisive. As if Donald Trump’s presid…

Hello John! We recently asked our members to report misinformation to us that they see on social media, TV, radio or even conspiracy theories being spread in their local communities. While we’re still looking into many of the reports people have sent to us so far, we’d like …

Hello John! This past weekend I traveled to Alexandria, Minnesota to speak at a Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party event featuring Gov. Tim Walz. To be honest, I didn’t know what to expect. Alexandria is right in the heart of Minnesota’s 7th Congressional District that was once he…

In the dead of night, behind closed doors, the Supreme Court refused to uphold Roe v. Wade by a ruling of 5-4. The Texas abortion law (SB 8) now prohibits Texans from accessing abortions as early as 6 weeks, including survivors of rape and incest. Elections matter, John. Sup…

John, With the 2022 election just over a year away, it's time to get organizing. Right now, Republican politicians dominate the messaging in rural areas. This must change. Democrats need to stop writing off rural areas of the country as unwinnable, otherwise they will never m…

John, One of the goals of RuralVote.org is to combat misinformation in rural communities across America. From Arizona to Iowa to New Hampshire, front groups are spreading misinformation to voters on TV, radio and social media. We have to call out misinformation when we see i…

John, When I signed on to become RuralVote.org’s Executive Director, I knew I was taking on a big, big challenge. It’s no easy feat to combat rampant misinformation in rural communities and improve the Democratic and progressive brand across rural America. By 2040, about 70 …

Wildfires. Heat waves. Drought. Floods. All across America and around the world people are experiencing severe weather events brought on by our rapidly warming planet. We have all but locked ourselves into a hotter future, John. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change …

Hello John! I hope this email finds you well. Yesterday I went on Majority 54, the podcast that helps the majority of Americans who voted for progress “talk some sense into their friends & family.” I spoke with co-hosts Jason Kander and Ravi Gupta about misinformation in r…

The rightwing misinformation campaign is alive and well, John. Americans for Prosperity, the pro-corporate group founded by the Koch Brothers, have launched a massive campaign attacking House Democrats for supporting President Biden’s infrastructure plan. To make matters wors…

John, It’s been quite a month! I announced that I joined forces with RuralVote.org to battle misinformation and improve Democratic margins by 5 percent in 39 rural battleground counties. I know this is what I’m meant to be doing for the 2022 cycle. Axios reported that they’re…

Last time I wrote to you John, I shared some eye-opening information from a poll we commissioned about the work Democrats need to do to make inroads with rural voters. Democrats not only need to do better outreach to rural voters. We have another problem on our hands: misinfo…

Hello John! I hope you’re doing well! After running for Congress in a mostly rural district in Iowa in 2018 and 2020, I saw firsthand how important it was for Democrats to reach out to rural voters. After all, if we don’t do the outreach, how are we supposed to win hearts and…

What a week! On Tuesday, I announced that I am joining forces with RuralVote.org to help improve the Democratic brand and battle misinformation in rural communities in critical battleground states. It’s a huge challenge but if my grandmother has taught me anything, it’s the bi…

When I ran for Congress, I knew it was important to reach out to every single voter in my district. I drove our campaign RV, Sioux City Sue, to all 374 towns to connect directly with voters. In the 2020 election, I was one of the few non-incumbent Democratic candidates to outp…

Tomorrow is a big day for me. I’ll be announcing my plans for the future. I’ve thought long and hard about how I can make the biggest impact in people’s lives. It’s what drove me to run for Congress initially, and what continues to drive me today. I’m excited for what the futu…