{"id":10055,"date":"2019-06-12T09:54:07","date_gmt":"2019-06-12T14:54:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/?p=10055"},"modified":"2019-06-12T09:55:16","modified_gmt":"2019-06-12T14:55:16","slug":"montanas-bullock-campaigns-in-sioux-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/archives\/10055","title":{"rendered":"Montana’s Bullock campaigns in Sioux City"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

by Mari Pizzini\/photos by Abby Koch–<\/strong>Montana Governor Steve Bullock\u2019s boots are scuffed and dusty from campaign travel. His campaign began in Iowa because as a presidential candidate, he knows the importance of the Iowan vote. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Montana Governor Steve Bullock<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

From Jefferson to Storm Lake, Des Moines, and Sioux City, Bullock is campaigning his way across the state. Bob Roe’s Point After in Sioux City ended Bullock\u2019s Monday, June 10, meet-and-greet trail.

Bullock first spoke on issues held by Iowans. He answered questions on gun control, describing it as a public health issue.

\u201cIf we can ever speak about gun control as a public health issue, I don\u2019t see why we can\u2019t have universal background checks. I\u2019m saying this as a gun owner and a hunter.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bullock campaigns at Bob Roe’s<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Working toward common ground, Bullock addressed the issues surrounding gun laws. He explained that he wanted to see guns in the hands of those who understand them.

\u201cWe should see guns as an increase in the possibility of death in domestic violence. We should be able to remove them in order to protect people.\u201d

He also addressed public land and keeping land in the hands of Iowans, as well as climate change, and the need to start changing now.

\u201cFire season is now 89 days longer than it used to be. You even see the effects of climate change here in Iowa. Many farmers haven\u2019t planted yet because of the floods. That\u2019s not normal,\u201d he said.
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Bullock said that Washington can\u2019t wait 30 years to start working toward change, and Iowans can\u2019t wait 30 years either.

\u201cHow are we going to make sure that anybody in any community can have a better shot at a better life?\u201d asked Bullock. \u201cWe are more divided today than at any time in my lifetime.\u201d

Bullock is working on a “Fair Shot” for all by working to bridge that divide.
Working in a Republican state as a Democrat, Bullock has seen this divide lessen. This is what he wants to bring to Washington. \u00a0

“Even in this time of deep divides, the government can work. I\u2019ve seen it. I\u2019ve done it by trying to seek common ground, but that doesn\u2019t mean you compromise the values that you have.\u201d

\u201cWe have to make sure this economy and political system is working for us,\u201d Bullock said. \u201cFor the sake of our country and the nation we\u2019re going to pass onto to the rest of the world, we have to make sure Donald Trump is not re-elected.\u201d

As a swing state with a caucus, Iowa draws candidates from across the country. Visited by Trump and Hillary in 2016, and most recently by Beto O\u2019Rourke in April, Sioux City is among many cities on the campaign trail.

With Bullock only now reaching Iowa, many have questioned why he joined so late.

With more than 20 other Democratic candidates fighting him, Bullock only has one answer: \u201cFundamentally, I had a job to do. My legislature ended at the same time yours did.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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