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1 week ago | 
forwardky.com | Bryce Oates |Jake Davis
— by Bryce Oates & Jake Davis, Barnraiser —The first weeks of President Donald Trump’s second term have fundamentally shaken up U.S. politics and the federal agencies.
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1 week ago | 
barnraisingmedia.com | Bryce Oates
The first weeks of President Donald Trump’s second term have fundamentally shaken up U.S. politics and the federal agencies. Trump has issued numerous executive orders and proclamations designed to cancel and obstruct much of the Democrats’ agenda implemented during the Biden Administration, particularly the Inflation Reduction Act, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act and anything related to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) or climate.
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Dec 8, 2024 | 
barnraisingmedia.com | Brooks Lamb |Dan Chapman |Sherry Kempf |Bryce Oates
Dustin Watson looks over the pastures and woodlands he grew up on. Behind him is the farmhouse his great-grandfather built, not far from the chicken coops and tractor sheds his grandfather raised decades ago. Cattle graze near one of his favorite places on the farm, the tree he was recently married under. It’s a rare moment of rest for a man who doesn’t often sit still.
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Nov 20, 2024 | 
barnraisingmedia.com | Matt Barron |Dan Chapman |Bryce Oates |Jake Davis
When Americans walk up to the meat case at their local supermarket or grocery store, they are looking for low prices on that package of pork chops, chicken wings or the holiday ham. Cheap food is a reality for most of us. U.S. eaters pay a lower share of their incomes for food than any nation in the world. But that cheap food exacts a brutal, unseen cost far from the checkout counter in the form of abused animals and workers, environmental degradation and ravaged rural communities.
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Nov 8, 2024 | 
buckscountybeacon.com | Bryce Oates
Written by Bryce Oates and Jake Davis, Barn RaiserThis story was originally published by Barn Raiser, your independent source for rural and small town news. There will be many stories about the 2024 election. Still, at its core, Donald Trump’s victory was built on expanding his margins and vote totals even further in rural counties across the country, particularly the swing states where campaigns invest hundreds of millions of dollars, particularly by Democrats.
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Nov 6, 2024 | 
barnraisingmedia.com | Bryce Oates |Jake Davis |Justin Perkins |Joel Bleifuss
There will be many stories about the 2024 election. Still, at its core, Donald Trump’s victory was built on expanding his margins and vote totals even further in rural counties across the country, particularly in the swing states where campaigns, especially the Democrats, invested hundreds of millions of dollars.
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Oct 31, 2024 | 
forwardky.com | Bryce Oates
All too often, rural America is neglected by candidates at the top of the ticket. And when those candidates do the token farm stop, they often hit on a handful of tired messages about feeding the world, creating new markets for a few commodity crops and preventing taxes on farm wealth while standing in front of a million dollar combine. If you listen to the pundits and highly paid talking heads, former President Trump has farm support all locked up.
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Oct 29, 2024 | 
barnraisingmedia.com | Bryce Oates |Jake Davis
All too often, rural America is neglected by candidates at the top of the ticket. And when those candidates do the token farm stop, they often hit on a handful of tired messages about feeding the world, creating new markets for a few commodity crops and preventing taxes on farm wealth while standing in front of a million dollar combine. If you listen to the pundits and highly paid talking heads, former President Trump has farm support all locked up.
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Oct 2, 2024 | 
barnraisingmedia.com | Bryce Oates |Stephen Franklin |Mark Muncy
Cook Political Report rates 11 seats of the 54 battleground races as “Democrat-incumbent tossups” and 12 as “lean Democrat.” Thirteen seats are considered “Republican-incumbent tossups” and 6 districts “lean Republican.” In 2022, Republicans picked up 10 additional seats to win the House majority. This year, Democrats are expected to win back 2 seats, Alabama’s 2nd and New York’s 22nd congressional districts, due to redistricting.
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Jul 21, 2024 | 
barnraisingmedia.com | Bryce Oates |Jake Davis
Donald Trump’s anointing of Ohio Senator J.D. Vance as his nominee for Vice President has put the politics of small town, working class and rural places back in the political spotlight. Vance’s pick might surprise some, but we believe the 39-year-old political novice is the natural choice for Trump. Like the huckster from the big city (Trump), Vance is the “small town” shill who says the right things as he picks your pocket.
