Obama and the Old Folks
The buzz in Iowa Democratic circles today is over Barack Obama's decision, made about a month ago, to skip tonight's AARP candidate forum in Davenport. TAPPED's Garance Franke-Ruta, who's been covering Iowa closely, refers to it as "Obama's big mistake."
The timing is interesting, since earlier this week Obama unveiled a tax reform plan that included, among other things, a provision eliminating federal income taxation entirely for seniors earning less than $50,000 annually. You'd think he'd want to talk about it in front of an especially receptive audience. Maybe he'll get lucky and the questioners at the AARP forum will ask the other candidates about it.