With the 2012 presidential election season officially kicking off in Iowa on January 3, the focus has increasingly been on the state as a leading indicator of Middle America where rural and suburban voters value simplicity and authenticity over whiz-bang political posturing. That was the story that came out of the big Republican debate in Des Moines on Saturday when Romney made his $10,000 wager, and it will likely be the case again in the second Iowa debate in Sioux City on December 15. But that storyline ignores an important fact – cities across America’s heartland such as Des Moines are fast emerging as forward-looking innovation hubs in their own right, no longer content to co-exist in the shadow of Silicon Valley.
In short, Iowa is no longer flyover territory.
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