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Fuel Costs, Tariffs Erode Republicans' Edge in Farm Belt

Bloomberg Politics29 October 2026, 17:13 UTC

Surging prices for diesel fuel and President Donald Trump's tariff wars are putting Kansas and other Midwest states in play heading into the Nov. 3 midterm election. Bloomberg's Tyler Kendall reports from Kansas, a Republican bastion that hasn't elected a Democratic senator since 1932. (Source: Bloomberg)

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