Biden courts rural US voters with Minnesota farm visit

Northfield (United States) (AFP) - President Joe Biden said Wednesday that he aims at "restoring pride" in rural America, pitching his reelection bid to a constituency which voted overwhelmingly for his rival Donald Trump in both 2016 and 2020. "My plan is about investing in rural America. It's about something else as well. It's about restoring pride... to rural communities that have been left behind for far too long," he said during a visit to a farm in Minnesota. The Midwestern state also happens to be home to Dean Phillips, a congressman little known on the national stage who has just throw...