Five Things to Know about the US Midwest in 2020
Reuters
The Midwest possesses huge political and economic power in the United States. Richard C. Longworth explains the five things to know about the Midwest in 2020.
Introduction
Whether romanticized as America’s heartland or dismissed as its “Rust Belt,” the real US Midwest, home to more than 70 million people, possesses huge political and economic might in the United States. That is especially true in a presidential election year and, more immediately, with the Iowa caucuses taking place on Monday. Watch Council distinguished fellow Richard Longworth explain the five things to know about the Midwest in 2020.
About the Author
Distinguished Fellow, Global Cities
Richard Longworth is a distinguished fellow on global cities at the Council and is the author of "Chicago and the World." For 20 years, Longworth was a foreign correspondent and served four years as the Chicago Tribune’s chief European correspondent. He was a Nieman Fellow at Harvard University, has won the Overseas Press Club award twice, and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize twice.