Obama to Talk Economy, Not Politics, in Iowa
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama will tout manufacturing as a key to America's economic success during a trip to Iowa, as he seeks to counter criticism of his policies by Republican presidential candidates who have descended on the state.
The trip Tuesday is Obama's first to Iowa since announcing his re-election campaign earlier this year. The White House insists that the stop will be about the economy, not politics, though staffers are emphasizing Obama's ties with the state that jump-started his presidential bid with a victory in the 2008 caucuses.
