Last night's CNN town hall reminded me of how we started this journey.
From the early days of our Senate campaign, I remember traveling solo from town to town, just asking to meet with anyone who'd spend some time with me. I had the chance to first introduce myself and learn from mayors, farmers, students, doctors, Uber drivers, musicians, artists, teachers, librarians — people from every walk of life.
Now we want to hear from more of you as we run to serve in the White House. Listening to all of you share your stories and perspectives shapes my thinking on how we move our country forward to solve the serious challenges ahead.
But I know not everyone can come to one of our town halls. And as much as I'd like to personally visit every county in America, as we did in Texas, it may not be possible in the time we have. So we've come up with the next best thing.
We just opened up our website, social media, and email inboxes to questions. We're calling it our Town Hall for America, and you can join in right now.
In every answer, I will strive to be as honest and thorough as possible. And with every question, my team and I will learn more about what's important to the people we are seeking to serve in the White House.
When I served on El Paso city council, we held bilingual town halls once a week. We did monthly ones when I got elected to Congress. In our Senate run, we put on more than 328 public town meetings, and we did it in every county of Texas. Now we've already visited more counties in Iowa than any other candidate in the field.
We did that because public feedback and input is the heart of our democracy.
That starts with you adding your question to our Town Hall for America today.
Thank you for giving me the chance to do this. I'm beyond grateful.
Beto
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