The balance of power in Congress is up for grabs on Tuesday. If Democrats end up taking the Senate, rural voters—through a combination of staying home and switching sides—will have played a major role. Republicans are at risk of losing Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, Texas, Alaska, and even Florida and Mississippi. The race for the House, too, will likely come down to 21 tossup districts.
Throughout the midterms, Drop Site and Barn Raiser have been partnering for rural coverage, and below is a cheat sheet election guide to keep with you as you watch returns on Tuesday. (Breaking Points and Drop Site will be going live together starting at 6 pm ET Tuesday, so tune in there.)
This week, Drop Site’s Ryan Grim and Julian Andreone sat down with Barn Raiser’s Suzan Erem for a conversation on some of those rural races.
Read more:
00:00 Iowa’s Senate Race and the Democratic Strategy
00:49 Are Democrats Ignoring Rural Voters’ Real Concerns?
05:01 Cancer, Water Pollution, and Big Agriculture in Iowa
12:12 Ethanol, Farm Subsidies, and Contaminated Water
15:47 Corporate Power and Rural Economic Decline
20:11 Why Kansas Is Becoming Competitive
26:59 Gas Prices and Roger Marshall’s Controversial Remarks
32:23 What Rural Voters Value in Candidates
35:37 Corporate Donors and Money in Politics
38:24 Nebraska: Farmers, War, and Dan Osborn
44:15 Epstein Files and Disillusioned Trump Voters
