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President Donald Trump\u2019s policies have hurt farmers so badly, Republicans are getting nervous that they could flip the state in both its Senate and gubernatorial elections.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWell, number one, this is Iowa and the tariffs are hitting them really hard. Before the tariffs, Donald Trump had a 52 percent approval rating in the state \u2014 still not super great for Iowa \u2014 but he is currently at 42 percent,\u201d The Bulwark\u2019s conservative founder political expert Sarah Longwell wrote on Tuesday. \u201cFarmers are losing money, even with the federal subsidies that are trying to offset the impact of the tariffs.\u201d<\/p>\n

She added that \u201csoybean farmers are losing about $75 an acre. Trump’s one big, beautiful bill kicked nearly 100,000 Iowans off their health insurance. And [Republican Gov. Kim] Reynolds is one of the most unpopular governors Iowa has seen in a while.\u201d In addition to complaining that the school vouchers program requires students to go down to four days a week of schooling, many voters also believe that \u201cthe six-week abortion ban they enacted there in Iowa, which people think is too extreme. And then there’s this issue of cancer water, which I had not heard about until I started focus grouping in Iowa \u2014 but essentially you’ve got a lot of chemicals going into the water, and a lot of people in Iowa say that they’re experiencing incredibly high cancer rates.\u201d<\/p>\n

As a result of all these issues, \u201cCook Political Report currently rates this race as a toss-up. So that’s interesting for Iowa \u2014 they’ve got a toss-up for governor. Democrats looking strong.\u201d Reynolds is not running for reelection, but Democratic nominee State Auditor Rob Sand has focused on her unpopular record and is expected to tie his eventual Republican opponent to Reynolds\u2019 governorship.<\/p>\n

\u201cNow let’s move to the Senate,\u201d Longwell wrote. \u201cWe also have an open Senate seat because [Sen.] Joni Ernst has decided not to run again. There’s no Republican primary because Ashley Hinson, who is a sitting member of Congress \u2014 she’s been there for three terms, she’s a former state rep, and she was also a news anchor in the state \u2014 is the de facto Republican nominee. But the Democrats have kind of an interesting primary. There are two of them: Josh Turek, who I think is likely to win, and Zach Walls.\u201d<\/p>\n

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She added, \u201cNow, Josh Turek \u2014 if you don’t know who he is or you haven’t seen him \u2014 he’s in a wheelchair. He has spina bifida, and his dad had exposure to Agent Orange in Vietnam. He’s knocking on doors by pulling himself up step by step. He’s also a four-time Paralympian and a two-time gold medalist.\u201d<\/p>\n

In April, The Economist\/YouGov conducted a poll which found that farmers are overwhelmingly opposed to Trump\u2019s tariffs and Iran war, as both policies have raised prices on farmers on important products like fertilizer and gasoline. Despite these concerns, farmers remain one of the most staunchly pro-Trump groups and refuse to abandon their support, instead hoping that he will provide them with economic relief.<\/p>\n

\u201cA recent Economist\/YouGov poll suggests such troubles are now commonplace,\u201d wrote The Economist on Monday, referring to farmers who struggle to make ends meet thanks to Trump\u2019s policies. \u201c27 percent of rural respondents said it would be \u2018impossible\u2019 to cover an unexpected $1,000 bill. It would be easy to blame Mr Trump for the downturn. After all, he campaigned on promises to bring down prices and revive the heartland. But rural America does not.\u201d<\/p>\n

The article continued, \u201cThe president\u2019s favourability rating is higher among rural voters than among any other group in our survey. Most still think he is doing a good job. In interview after interview with The Economist, farmers said they trust the administration\u2014but that they need help to recoup the losses its foreign policy is causing them.\u201d<\/p>\n

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