The polarization that has racked America may be at its deepest in decades. And those divides are especially evident now in Iowa, where the first-in-the-nation caucuses will be held in just six months. Democrats and Republicans have traded the state's...
If a rider punctured a tire, someone would inevitably stop to help change it. If someone fell, total strangers would pause their ride to provide first aid or wait for an ambulance. As temperatures climbed, church groups and fire departments and even local political parties were there to hand out water.
Chances are members of those two groups came together at some point during the ride, perhaps over a beer or turkey leg or an ear of Iowa sweetcorn. “There’s an implicit agreement that everyone made a sacrifice to be here and everyone wants to have a good time,” he said. “And instantly, there is something everyone has in common, which is bicycling, versus I’m a Hawkeyes fan or I’m a Cyclones fan, or a Republican or Democrat.”
“I think it’s because we’re all face-to-face, you know? The divisiveness comes from the fact that we’re all in our houses, and on computers and social media, and we’re not in person,” said Beth M. Howard, an author and documentary filmmaker who was working on a film about Iowans’ curious affinity for pie.
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