Gov. Tim Walz, at Iowa town hall, says elected officials should hear Americans' 'primal scream'

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

55% : During a speed round of asking the audience what they would like to see their elected officials act on, answers included funding public education, supporting unions and calling on Democrats to be more "aggressive" in response to Republicans.
41% : Town hall speakers in Des Moines included a high school senior asking how she would pay for college, a mother whose child is on Medicaid questioning if it will be cut, and a special-education teacher concerned about how potential federal funding cuts would impact her students with disabilities.
28% : Walz, who lost the race for vice president last fall alongside former Vice President Kamala Harris, spent an hour responding to comments from concerned attendees about federal layoffs, social security and public education, while criticizing Republicans at the state and federal level.

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