US farmers turn towards Biden over Trump’s past agricultural policies
US farmers turn towards Biden over Trump’s past agricultural policies
A growing number of rural Americans now plan to vote for Biden, fearing Trump could cost farmers again
A growing number of rural Americans now plan to vote for Biden, fearing Trump could cost farmers again
Steve Held, whose family has ranched in eastern Montana since the 1800s, says he’s always considered himself an independent, voting for Republican and Democrat candidates in state and presidential elections all his life.
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“The dysfunction in the Republican party now has gone beyond the pale. Our current representative [Republican Matt Rosendale] wouldn’t sign the proposed farm bill, which … supports programs so that families can make a living on the farms and ranches in Montana.”
I sincerely hope this sentiment is more widespread than my priors would have me believe.