On this Episode of Rural Talk, we sit down with Jane Kleeb of Hastings, Nebraska. Jane, like so many rural leaders, wears many different hats.

She is an experienced grassroots organizer, author, manager, political strategist, and nonprofit entrepreneur. She has been serving as the Chair of the Nebraska Democratic Party since December 2016. Under her leadership, elected Democrats in the state have grown from 500 in 2016 to over 900 in 2023. Jane serves on the Executive Committee of the Democratic National Committee and the Association of State Democratic Committees. 

She is the author of Harvest the Vote: How Democrats Can Win Again in Rural America, published in 2020. Jane is also the founder of Bold Alliance, a network of coalitions in rural states working to protect the land and water. 

On this episode of RuralTalk, Matt Hildreth and John Ray, a pollster with YouGov Blue, discuss polling rural and small-town voters and shifting public opinion on abortion

From yard signs, to abortion, to MAGA Republicans, on this episode,  Matt Hildreth and Joe Sudbay discuss the 2023 Election results and their impact on rural races heading into 2024