The White House will have all sorts of people holding "office hours" later this week, there to talk about "the issue that matter to you and your community." There's no mention of rural.
Some news reports say Newt Gingrich carried South Carolina by winning big in rural counties. In fact, the former House Speaker won by about the same margin in rural, urban and exurban counties. He did best in exurban South Carolina.
The Obama administration brought in a team in the Departments of Agriculture and Justice that promised to take on the big companies that control the food market. They held hearings across the country and collected tens of thousands of comments. But nothing ever happened and now the last of those who promised action has left.
Ed Bishop died this week at the age of 90. He spent his life working to make life better in rural communities. There isn't anyone who can take his place.
Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney won all across New Hampshire Tuesday, but he did particularly well in urban counties. Ron Paul and Jon Huntsman did better in rural counties than in urban ones.