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8. 80% of farming communities overwhelmingly supported Trump in the last election.

Thu Mar 12, 2026, 10:01 AM

Mar 12

Despite the fact he screwed them over in his first term.

These are solid facts.
I am talking statistical data, not the exceptions.

https://investigatemidwest.org/2024/11/13/trump-election-farming-counties-trade-war/

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Awful storms: but now so many rural folk love "big government." [View all] Chasstev365 Mar 12 OP

Farmers love the handouts and subsidies to them. Irish_Dem Mar 12 #1

Many farmers not all mountain grammy Mar 12 #6

I recently saw a post from a DUer mountain grammy Mar 12 #9

Reagan's 9 words people don't want to hear was the ultimate bullshit. dem4decades Mar 12 #2

Why don't they understand otchmoson Mar 12 #4

True, we ARE the government... GiqueCee Mar 12 #5

With So Much Other Crap Going On modrepub Mar 12 #3