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Bipartisan Iowa Farmers Union endorses 18 Democrats, 2 Republicans…

The Iowa Farmers Union endorsed 18 Democrats and just 2 Republicans for November midterms, which CBS News characterized as a rebuke of the Trump administration.

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  1. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorWelcome back. The Iowa Farmers Union, which calls itself bipartisan, has endorsed eighteen Democrats and two Republicans for the November midterms.

  2. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorCBS News frames it as a rebuke of the Trump administration, and the editors there clearly think the farm vote is sending a message about its priorities.

  3. Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentEighteen to two? That's not bipartisan, that's a statistical anomaly. If a lab handed me that sample, I'd check the equipment.

  4. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorOr the soil, Nina. When the farmers start picking sides, the crops are never far behind.

  5. Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentThat is not how crops work.

  6. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorYet.

  7. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe group says it's bipartisan, and I'd like to see its definition.

  8. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorGloria Vance has the world news, and I suspect she's also been uninvited from a few farm dinners.

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