It’s evident from her opening anecdote, which she delivers at school gym rallies and living room gatherings as a top surrogate for Sen. Elizabeth Warren. “She’s Orange County, Iowa,” said Dan Newman, a Democratic strategist who worked on Porter’s 2018 campaign. “There’s not a lot of Orange County, Iowa.”Porter, 46, was born in Fort Dodge, Iowa, and grew up on a farm in Winterset. Now, Porter is trying to convince Iowans, desperate for a Democrat who can beat President Trump, that if a Warren-style campaign can succeed in Orange County, it can succeed elsewhere. Republicans, meanwhile, are ready to pounce on Porter’s Iowa field trips.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 24, 2020 12:56 UTC