Iowa 99: On September 17, 2023, Ron DeSantis visited Adams County, which has lost 73% of its population since 1900

 

The county's population is about the same as it was at the end of the Civil War.

Source:  Wikipedia

Creston News Advertiser, 9/19/2023

It was an intimate event Saturday where Florida governor and presidential hopeful Ron DeSantis met with a small group of Adams County farmers as he works to visit all 99 counties before the January caucus. 

“This is my 58th county,” he told the small crowd. “I plan to make it to them all.” 

The meet and greet was held at Balance4Ward, a cattle feeding management company owned and operated by Todd and Kristi Drake. DeSantis came to learn more about the operation and the help Iowa farmers need from the federal government.

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The Iowa 99 tour has not been productive for DeSantis

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