The Des Moines Register Iowa State Fair Soapbox kicks off Thursday and will host more than 20 candidates running for president. Here are some highlights from the first day:
Published 1:23 PM EDT Aug 9, 2019
Follow full coverage from the Des Moines Register, part of the USA TODAY Network, at DesMoinesRegister.com/Soapbox.The former housing secretary pitched his vision for the country by highlighting his family's story of the American dream, starting with his grandmother moving to Texas from Mexico as an orphan in the 1920s.
"I don't think what they need is more presidential candidates," he said. Castro said what those in El Paso want is the Senate to come back to work and pass gun-control measures to prevent another massacre.The entrepreneur offered a technological path forward to improving America, highlighting his trademark policy that would offer each citizen $1,000 a month.
Yang said he would turn Tax Day into a holiday featuring celebrities and parties, explaining the IRS knows the basic income of each American and should auto-fill forms so taxes are seamless.Steve Bullock "I want to earn your support," Bullock said, noting that his polling numbers put him far behind many of his Democratic colleagues in the state. “We are 178 days from you all taking a big field and throwing it in Harry Potter’s sorting hat and narrowing it down.”
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