Whit Ayres appeared on NPR’s Morning Edition to discuss President Trump’s efforts to retain farmers’ support:
KURTZLEBEN: It all seems to be part of a push to lavish attention on farmers. Earlier this month, Trump went to Wisconsin for a farmer roundtable. Tonight, he’s bringing farmers to the White House for a Rose Garden dinner. The White House also this week requested an additional $11 billion in farm aid from Congress, which makes sense given how rough Trump’s policies have been on farmers. Whit Ayres is a longtime Republican pollster.
WHIT AYRES: They’re feeling really cross-pressured now because so many of the president’s policies have created real economic hardship for them.
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KURTZLEBEN: It’s very true that many farmers supported Trump for reasons beyond their balance sheets, says Ayres.
AYRES: A lot of the attraction of farmers to Trump was cultural as well as economic, and that hasn’t gone away.
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