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"Brace for losing everything": Farm crisis fears grip GOP in Iowa

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from Axios · North America

Iowa is on the verge of a farm crisis that threatens to wreck the agricultural heart of the state and hurt the fortunes of Republicans at the top of the midterm ticket, GOP strategists acknowledge.Why it matters: Democrats could win in several once-reliably Republican states in November, but President Trump's policies have caused such severe financial problems for farmers — especially those who grow corn — that Iowa appears particularly vulnerable."In Iowa, we should brace for losing everything, definitely the governor's race and maybe the Senate race and who knows what else," said one top GOP

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