The Giuliani campaign is bringing it to Iowa and they want to bring it good and hard. They were in the planning stage for a farm visit in Jones County.
The couple whose farm was to host the visit were sure it was happening, but apparently it is not going to come off. Not being privy to the preparations, I cannot know what level of commitment the campaign had communicated, but it all went out the window when the family revealed that they were not rich.
Apparently, Giuliani was planning to campaign on ending the federal inheritance tax, but since that does not apply to the more modest estates of average folks, he needed to find a millionaire farmer to host his appearance.
According to today's Anamosa Journal-Eureka plans were shaping up, but then:
"They wanted to know our assets," she revealed, and added that she and Jerry have a modest 80 acre farm and raise cattle.
Later she received a call from Tony Delgado at the Des Monies location.
"Tony said, ‘I’m sorry, you aren’t worth a million dollars and he is campaigning on the Death Tax right now.’ then he said they weren’t going to be able to come," Deb continued.
Well, an average farmer is not helped by the R's anyway. Now they just might have alienated a few more who had continued to support them against their interests anyway.