House Dems plot inroads to rural America: 'If they don't know you, they don't trust you'

DES MOINES, Iowa — Democrats from rural districts have become a rare breed in Congress but Reps. Cindy Axne and Cheri Bustos think they can reverse the trend.

The two lawmakers, Democrats whose districts uncharacteristically include large swaths of crops and livestock, insist that rural issues are Democratic issues.

They ...