Texting and driving is against the law in Iowa, but there is no such prohibition for campaigning while driving — a good thing for Beto O'Rourke, who is insisting on taking the wheel in the opening days of his bid for the White House.
"I like to drive," he told CNN, climbing into a grey rental mini-van after at least a 14-hour day on the road, where he logged nearly 200 miles on winding highways near the banks of the Mississippi River. Yet he wasn't just driving, which no other presidential candidates regularly do. He was multi-tasking.The day started with a 30-minute Radio Iowa interview, answering questions from a reporter in the passenger seat as he drove from Keokuk to Fort Madison.
As he did last year, he proceeds to ask his staffers inside the car to share their favorite part of the day."Longtime listener, first time passenger," O'Rourke said, introducing Norm Sterzenbach, who running his Iowa campaign, assigned to a backseat.
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