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Midwest farmers’ struggles test GOP loyalty ahead of midterms

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CitrixNews Staff
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Midwest farmers’ struggles test GOP loyalty ahead of midterms

Farmers in the Midwest are struggling under President Trump’s tariffs and rising costs during the Iran war, testing a key GOP voting bloc as the party seeks to hold on to its control of Congress this November. Trump was overwhelmingly backed by farmers in 2024 — winning all but 11 of 444 farming-dependent counties, as defined by…

Originally reported by The Hill. Read the full story at the original source.