Noted: “You have to try to engage the public, and by going to Iowa, an early presidential state where he’ll get more attention, the President is bringing more attention to this issue,” said Mike Wagner, a professor of journalism and political science at UW-Madison.
Wagner said the issue isn’t terribly controversial, and thus we might see Obama and a Republican-controlled congress work together in coming up with some changes to FAFSA.
“Most people want to try to send their kids to college and lots of people need student loans to do it, or at least under the current system they do,” Wagner said. “So this is a way for Republicans and Democrats to work together for something that benefits people who vote for both sides.”