Hillary finally has her chance to connect with everyday Americans.
Via USA Today
Hillary Clinton’s Iowa campaign kickoff event will share the Iowa State Fairgrounds this Sunday with an established gun show.
The gun show’s organizer, a Republican county supervisor, has welcomed Clinton, the frontrunner for the Democratic presidential nomination, to visit to learn about Iowa gun enthusiasts and hunters.
“If Hillary Clinton would come through, I would welcome her,” said Daryl Klein, 56, of Dubuque County, who’s operated gun shows in Iowa for more than 30 years. “I would like her to see what we do instead of the rhetoric put out by the media a lot of the times, what and who we are.”
Clinton, the former first lady and secretary of State, has called for tighter gun regulations in the U.S. as recently as last year, calling the country’s handling of firearms “way out of balance” in an address to the National Council for Behavioral Health in Maryland.
“We have to rein in what has become (an) almost article of faith, that anybody can own a gun anywhere, anytime. And I don’t believe that,” she said, according to Politico.
When informed of Klein’s invitation to the Clinton campaign, Iowa spokeswoman Lily Adams said she would pass it along.
“Hillary has been to the state fairgrounds before and is excited to host the launch party there on Sunday. It’s no surprise to us that other organizations found a home at the fairgrounds as well.”