Economic woes transform the Midwest into a massive midterms battleground

Economic Woes Transform the Midwest Into a Battleground

CNN: “A decade after the Trump era began, when he first turned Midwestern political battlegrounds into reliably Republican states, the fallout from policies of his second term have rippled through the agriculture sector and broader economies across the Great Plains and the Rust Belt.” “Iowa and Ohio, which have not been competitive since former President […]

Economic woes transform the Midwest into a massive midterms battleground

By Eric Bradner, Jeff Zeleny, CNN Cincinnati (CNN) — Democrats could be poised for a revival in the heartland, as furor over high costs and doubt about President Donald Trump’s willingness to change the nation’s trajectory threaten to loosen the GOP’s grip on working-class voters. A decade after the Trump era began, when he first turned Midwestern political battlegrounds into reliably Republican states, the fallout from policies of his second te…