On the campaign trail, JB Pritzker courts farmers like he's running for presiden...
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Illinois candidate JB Pritzker is tailoring his campaign to appeal to farmers as he prepares for the midterms in November. The Democrat, who does not need the support of farmers to win, is using his visits to rural areas to showcase his commitment to agriculture and win over rural voters before a potential 2028 presidential run.
At farms across the state, Pritzker has extolled the importance of farming to the Illinois economy and called for Washington to change its course on trade and Iran-related issues. While Pritzker's trips to farms reflect a broader Democratic effort to court farmers, analysts see his visits as primarily a way to build a rural profile.
The Republican candidate, Darren Bailey, a third-generation soybean farmer, acknowledges that Pritzker's focus on Trump's policies has hurt farmers, but he argues that slashing property taxes and eliminating an estate tax would be more beneficial than Pritzker's approach.
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