The nonstop chaos that President Donald Trump is delivering with his erratic tariff policies and spending cuts is already hurting many farmers who voted for him in the 2024 presidential election.
"We're just in such a state of shock. We just don't really even know how to respond to all this. We thought that this was sacred and really untouchable," said West Virginia farmer Jennifer Gilkerson. "Everyone thinks all farmers voted for this, but we did not vote for this."
-- Robson Fletcher (@robsonfletcher.com) March 14, 2025 at 9:35 AM
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Veterans protesting, farmers, senior citizens and CEOs becoming uneasy? Hmm, maybe the worm is starting to turn against DonOLD Dementia?:
Focus group: Trump swing voters in Michigan have buyers' remorsewww.axios.com
Most Michigan swing voters in our latest Engagious/Sago focus groups said that although they voted for President Trump in November, they have objections, frustrations and fears about his behavior since he returned to power.
Zoom in: A focus group is not a statistically significant sample like a poll, but the voters' reactions suggest that Trump risks overplaying his mandate to reshape government, trade and international alliances.
37. Agree completely. Goes for nonfarming rural folks as well.
I made the mistake of listening to CBS Sunday Morning while visiting friends some years ago when Jane Pauley was hosting and some ancient white guy was doing a feature from the Andy of Mayberry museum in Mount Airy, NC.
Reporter encountered a sweet young family that watched nothing but Andy Griffith, Mayberry RFD, and so on.
He asked, dripping with condescension, "Aren't you afraid your minds will turn to mush?"
They were quite kind in their response.
I wanted to scream, "Have you ever tried to watch three hours nightly, five nights a week, of your g0dd@mn CBS primetime programming? What would it do to you?"
Mofo.
I grew up in NYC. I learned quickly upon arriving in the South how to tell the smart people from the not-so-smart. Exact same formula as in the North. Whatever works for you.
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