National The New Midwest: The paradoxical nature of Schrödinger’s Midwest (which seems to be either declining or not declining) inspired The Economist to investigate this perplexing phenomenon. In fact, both averments are true. Large cities with a long history, stable talent … [Read more...] about Political Roundup for July 25th, 2018…The New Midwest…Economy…RRH Elections….
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Pence goes to heartland to try to hold farmers hands on trade….
As Trump keeps ratcheting up trade fee's on Chinese good's to try to get them to do what he wants? Farmers and American goods producers for export get nervous .... With reports in the media of all of this? And American midterms less than four months away? Things … [Read more...] about Pence goes to heartland to try to hold farmers hands on trade….
The Midwest doesn’t like Trump anymore; the South likes him fine….
Donald Trump changed the electoral map in 2016, but state-by-state polling from Morning Consult suggests that it’s changing back rather quickly. In broad terms, the Trump shift was to do better than Mitt Romney with white voters with no college degree but considerably worse than … [Read more...] about The Midwest doesn’t like Trump anymore; the South likes him fine….