WATCH: Pres. Obama Gets Rocked Again at Town Hall

DES MOINES - Back in Iowa, President Obama got an earful Wednesday from voters about two of his key policies: health care, and his desire to roll back Bush-era tax cuts.

In a state with a highly educated electorate - and where voters are accustomed to challenging aspiring presidents every four years - Obama did his share of listening while audience members did a big portion of the talking.

Standing in the back yard of a resident, Obama stood patiently as one woman described, at length, her fears that the U.S. health-care system will soon resemble that of Great Britain. Next, a man spent several minutes describing the way his small business works - and his unhappiness with the prospects of a tax hike.

When the man veered off into his thoughts on Chinese currency, Obama interrupted.

"Okay, we're going way afield now," Obama said, jumping in to address part of the man's earlier observations.

In attendance was Iowa Gov. Chet Culver, the Democratic incumbent, who is in an uphill fight against former Republican governor Terry Branstad. A recent Des Moines Register poll shows Branstad leading Culver, 52 percent to 33 percent. Obama owes Culver to some extent: The Iowa governor endorsed him during the 2008 primary process, although it was a month after he had won that state.

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