The Economist: “America’s rural heartland is unusually loyal to Mr Trump. In counties where farming generates at least a quarter of earnings, he won 78% of the vote in 2024, improving on his margins in the previous two presidential elections. But a war that makes farmers’ jobs harder may test that allegiance.”
American Farmers Are Feeling the Squeeze
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