Bidenâs Choice of Vilsack for U.S.D.A. Raises Fears for Small Farmers
Democrats have struggled to win voters in rural America, and critics say the return of Tom Vilsack, a former agriculture secretary, wonât help.
Tom Vilsack is being tapped to reprise the role of agriculture secretary that he held for eight years in the Obama administration.Credit.Hilary Swift for The New York Times
Published Dec. 21, 2020Updated Jan. 19, 2021
WASHINGTON â Soon after President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. beat President Trump last month, Tom Vilsack, the former agriculture secretary and one of Mr. Bidenâs early backers, received an exasperated call from a former aide. Despite the elation over Mr. Bidenâs victory, Democrats were again defeated resoundingly in rural America.
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