What's worth a hill of beans in this crazy world? Well, maybe that the Trump Administration's fecklessness could cost them the Senate.
Stick with us here. It all has to do with soybeans and Argentina.
It turns out that Benedict Donald's Argentine bailout could actually be $40 billion, than $20 billion. Why is that important? Well, partly because he's propping up a nutcase in a foreign country at the same time that he's shutting off soybean exports to China, our biggest customer.
Last year, total US soybean exports to China were $12.6 billion. Now, with Donald's trade war, American soybean farmers are desperately looking for replacement customers.
"The US is now scrambling to find other markets for soybeans, either via new international buyers or a growing domestic biofuel industry," MinnPost reported. "Farmers...are feeling the squeeze."
This is terrible news for farmers, yes. But in terms of 2026, it's better news for Democrats who want to keep hold of Tina Smith's Minnesota Senate seat, plus Gary Peters's in Michigan, and Dick Durbin's in Illinois. Trump's trade-war idiocy could also help flip Republican Senate seats Iowa, Ohio, Indiana, Nebraska and Missouri — all of which are on the list of the nation's top-10 soybean producers.
Democrats are already running ads in farm country about this. Good. That makes us cats PURR.
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