HARRISBURG, N.C. — Jamie Ager, a fifth-generation livestock farmer from Fairview, North Carolina, has launched a long-shot bid for Congress that serves as a stress test for the national Democratic brand in deep-red territory.
Personalities like Ager’s grandfather, former congressman Jamie Clarke, once represented the type of Southern Democrat that has largely vanished from the federal stage.
Small businesses, which employ 46% of the private sector workforce, were major beneficiaries of the Section 179 expensing cap and 100% bonus depreciation for equipment, according to AOL.com .
If the Democratic Party continues to prioritize urban-centric environmental metrics over rural economic stability, candidates like Ager will remain anomalies rather than the start of a trend.
Jamie Ager has been vocal about his party's limitations, telling The Washington Post, "One of the reasons that I felt frustrated by the Democratic Party is because it’s just become such an urban party...
Jamie Ager attempts to reclaim rural North Carolina for Democrats as President Trump faces 4.2% inflation and a military-strained economy.