A Democratic Party With Tom Vilsack at Ag Is Not Serious About Winning Elections
Joe Bidenâs Cabinet pick scorns powerful rural voters.
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On the presidential campaign trail, Joe Biden sits with former secretary of agriculture Tom Vilsack during a meeting with local residents, December 2, 2019, in Emmetsburg, Iowa.
Joe Biden really, really wanted Tom Vilsack to head up the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). So much so, in fact, that he
appointed Ohio Rep. Marcia Fudge to the Department of Housing and Urban Development, a position she has no experience or evident interest in, just to clear the road for him. On Tuesday night, those appointments were made official.