America’s Farmers Are Rethinking Their Loyalty to the GOP

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“With just over a month to go until midterm elections, Republicans are facing the worst political environment in farm country in decades,” the Wall Street Journal reports.“Tariffs and high prices for diesel, gas and fertilizer because of the war in Iran, along with President Trump’s plans to import more beef, have soured the moods of America’s farmers and ranchers, giving an opening for Democrats in what are typically solid red states.”“Trump’s trade war with China halted soybean exports, depressing prices for last year’s crop and costing farmers billions of dollars. Tariffs have also made farm equipment more expensive.”