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‘I am so fed up’: Farmers face financial squeeze from tariffs and diesel and blame GOP as Trump heads to Kansas to energize voters before midterms

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The visits from Trump come as Republicans pour money into Senate races in Kansas, Nebraska and Iowa amid concerns about voter enthusiasm

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  1. MyNorthwest

    The GOP counts on farmers’ votes. As a costly harvest season raises concerns, Trump heads to Kansas (opens MyNorthwest)

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    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.

  2. The Boston Globe

    The GOP counts on farmers’ votes. As a costly harvest season raises concerns, Trump heads to Kansas. (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The economic strain is becoming a growing political concern for Republicans in states they have long dominated.

  3. Independent Journal Review

    Trump stumps for Marshall in Kansas as farmers face rising costs (opens Independent Journal Review)

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    Rising fuel and other costs are fueling frustration among Kansas farmers and rural voters as President Trump campaigns for Republican Sen. Roger Marshall, with observers warning that economic strain could suppress GOP turnout more than drive voters to Democrats.

  4. Fortune

    ‘I am so fed up’: Farmers face financial squeeze from tariffs and diesel and blame GOP as Trump heads to Kansas to energize voters before midterms (opens Fortune)

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    The visits from Trump come as Republicans pour money into Senate races in Kansas, Nebraska and Iowa amid concerns about voter enthusiasm

  5. Philadelphia Inquirer

    The GOP counts on farmers' votes. As a costly harvest season raises concerns, Trump speaks in Kansas (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Rising fuel prices coinciding with harvest season are frustrating farmers across the Midwest and raising concerns for Republicans ahead of the midterm elections

  6. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    GOP’s hold on farmers’ votes to be put to test (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    TOPEKA, Kan. -- Farmers' economic strain is becoming a growing political concern for Republicans in states they have long dominated as President Donald Trump appeared in Kansas on Monday and will head to Iowa later in the week, the latest in a series of stops where he's trying to energize his base i…

  7. WHDH Boston

    Trump rallies in Kansas as rising farm costs fuel Republican concerns about voter turnout (opens WHDH Boston)

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    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...

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