How Many Days “Until Iowa”? Writing this New Year’s Eve, it’s 34 days
until the Iowa Caucuses, but “Iowa” has been a state since 1846, and indigenous
tribes lived on this land centuries before. Democratic candidates have spent
months here. We have had the privilege and responsibility of meeting and having
conversations with many. Iowa is! However, during the “until” I have decided to
post some of my observations. So, here goes for today!
The perception remains
among some that Iowa is “fly over country” where people don’t live in the 21st
century. For instance, I noticed that whoever prepared the current TV ad for
Andrew Yang pictured a farm woman and child standing in front of an old
fashioned windmill from 70 years ago. Missing in the picture are the wind
turbines one sees driving (or flying over) this state. Iowa leads the nation in
per capita wind power capacity. Iowa was the first state to generate more than
30% of its electricity with wind power. The climate crisis is real and we need
to act now. More on “Until Iowa” in posts
to come.
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