The GOP Counts on Farmers' Votes. As a Costly Harvest Season Raises Concerns, Trump Heads to Kansas
Trump is courting farm voters as diesel prices top $6.30 a gallon and net farm income is projected to fall 2.6%, officials said.
- On Monday, President Donald Trump travels to Kansas and Iowa to energize voters before midterm elections, as Republicans pour funds into competitive Senate races amid concerns about voter enthusiasm.
- Diesel averaged $6.30 per gallon nationwide on Friday, more than 70% higher than a year ago, according to AAA, while the Department of Agriculture projects fuel and oil expenses will jump nearly 30% this year.
- Earlier this month, Trump signed an executive order easing limits on tax-free red-dyed diesel usage to save "millions" for farmers, following a $12 billion aid package announced in December.
- In Nebraska, Senate Republicans have poured nearly $15 million into the race between GOP Sen. Pete Ricketts and Dan Osborn, while Republican Sen. Roger Marshall faces Democrat Adam Hamilton in Kansas.
- Former Sen. Jon Tester, a Montana Democrat, said there is "no doubt" Democrats will perform better than expected in agricultural states, noting that farmers now face pressures similar to the 1980s farm crisis.
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The GOP counts on farmers' votes. As a costly harvest season rais
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Fifth-generation Kansas farmer Glenn Brunkow describes this time of year as “go time,” when farmers are combining fields, hauling crops to town and moving livestock from summer pastures to their winter homes. But
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The GOP counts on farmers’ votes. As a costly harvest season raises concerns, Trump heads to Kansas
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Fifth-generation Kansas farmer Glenn Brunkow describes this time of year as “go time,” when farmers are combining fields, hauling crops to town and moving livestock from
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The GOP counts on farmers' votes. As a costly harvest season raises concerns, Trump heads to Kansas
Rising fuel prices coinciding with harvest season are frustrating farmers across the Midwest and raising concerns for Republicans ahead of the midterm elections.
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Disgruntled farmers may help flip Senate seat in Kansas
President Trump heads to Kansas to campaign for Republican candidates Monday but farmers disgruntled by White House policies may help flip a U.S. Senate seat that Republicans have held for almost a century.
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