Dems have lost in the rural Midwest for years. This might be their time to win it back.
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- Politico reports: “Voters from western Wisconsin over to southern Minnesota and down to eastern Iowa are hurting. The question is whether they blame the president’s policies enough to elect Democrats.”
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