As the presidential campaign reaches its climax heading toward Nov. 6, both major party candidates are out on the trail courting all types of voters and gathering as many supporters as they can get - both urban and rural.
In the last week or so, the campaigns have produced the resources below, which provide their views on rural America. While all of these resources focus heavily on agriculture, there is an occasional mention of infrastructure.
- Agricultural Prosperity: Mitt Romney’s Vision For A Vibrant Rural America [1]
- Speech by Gov. Romney on rural issues on an Iowa farm [2] (transcript)
- Open letter from President Obama to rural America [3]
See also this article [4] from the latest issue of RCAP's magazine, Rural Matters, that provides a brief overview of each candidate's rural platform.