On Trump and the Farmers

Paul Krugman once made the observation that Democrats were ambivalent about immigration, but Republicans were schizophrenic;  the reactionary base hated it, but the business community depended on it and supported it.  He was right.

So, consider the position of the American farmer on the Trump Administration. On the one hand, he looks forward to less regulation, fewer taxes, and protection for Christians;  on the other, he would be the big loser in any trade war, and Trump’s crusade against illegal immigrants may well deprive him of his workforce.

Trump won the agricultural states, which of course suggests that his views on trade and immigration were taken “seriously but not literally” by farmers.  What will they do now that he is actually turning his views into policy?  It will be very interesting to watch.