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Three-time Trump voter revolts against GOP in farm country: 'And I'm not the only one'
When Rural Loyalty Breaks, It Is Because Power Has Already Taken Its CutThe Source of the AngerScott Thomsen, a Nebraska farmer who voted for Donald Trump three times, is now talking like someone who has seen the invoice. The reporting says rural approval of Trump has dropped to 50 percent, farm bankruptcies rose to more than 300 last year, and farm debt is set to hit a record $624.7 billion. That is the context. The political meaning is simpler: a voting bloc built on promises of control is now being asked to absorb the costs of decisions it did not make.Who Holds the PowerThe people with…
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