Hillary Clinton Pens Op-Ed About Iowa Visit
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Getty Images(DES MOINES, Iowa) — Hillary Clinton wrote an op-ed in The Des Moines Register Monday, reflecting on the stories and ideas she heard from Iowans during her visit to the Hawkeye State.
“When I came to Iowa, I wanted to do something a little different. No big speeches or rallies. Just talking directly with everyday Iowans,” she began her op-ed. “Because this campaign isn’t going to be about me, it’s going to be about Iowans and people across our country who are ready for a better future.”
“It’s not enough to just get by, you deserve to get ahead and stay ahead. And everywhere I went, I met Iowans with great ideas for how we can get there,” the Democratic presidential candidate added.
Clinton went on to describe four such Iowans she met during her trip and the stories they shared with her. She then laid out some issues she plans to take on during her campaign:
“We can build an economy for tomorrow, not yesterday, where being middle class means something again. We can strengthen families and communities, because when families get ahead, our country gets ahead, too. We can fix our dysfunctional political system and get unaccountable money out of it once and for all, even if that takes a constitutional amendment. And we can protect our country from the threats that we see around the world and ones that are still over the horizon.”
The former secretary of state said these are “four big fights I’m taking on for you, but I can’t do it alone.”
“We’ve got to tackle this together. We need to build on the success, the hard work and the innovation I found in Iowa,” Clinton wrote.
She concluded, “I will carry the stories and wisdom of the Iowans I met with me throughout the campaign and hopefully onto the White House. You are the reason I got into this race and I will work my heart out to earn your votes.”
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