Why Kansas and other red states remain an uphill battle for Democrats

SALINA, Kan. — John and Nancy Bowden are beginning to have doubts about America under the Republican Party.

Diesel prices for their tractors have risen and the value of their livestock has fallen. Wheat has been stuck at its current level since the Nixon presidency, which explains the inflation, and the tariffs don’t seem to be helping their 900-acre farm, they said.