Well, howdy there, Internet people, it's Bell again.

So today, we're going to talk about Democrats kicking off the midterm season.

The ads and videos feature an unlikely figure.

John Bartman is a fifth-generation farmer in Marengo, Illinois,

who grows soybeans and corn at Bartman Family a fifth generation farmer in Marengo, Illinois, who grows soybeans and corn at Bartman

Family Farms outside of Chicago. The ad campaign is obviously targeting people associated with

the agriculture industry. The ads will run to target Republican districts in Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio,

and Wisconsin. There was a DNC call on Tuesday to talk about some of the issues facing

rural America. Bartman wasn't holding back and described the situation facing America's farmers as, quote,

a man-made disaster caused by Donald Trump and his administration.

Kayla Ragland, who is a farmer and the president of the American Soybean Association,

released a statement in September, saying

quote, U.S. soybean prices are falling, harvest is underway, and farmers read headlines not about

securing a trade agreement with China, but that the U.S. government is extending 20 billion in economic support to

Argentina, while that country drops its soybean export taxes to sell 20 shiploads of

Argentine soybeans to China in just two days. That bailout by the Trump administration may now reach 40 billion. Bartman touched on the

dynamic as well, saying, quote, while American farmers suffer, who benefits? South America.

Okay. So what does this tell us about the Democratic Party strategy going into the midterms?

Well, this plays into three distinct strategies.

First is hitting economic issues and offering an alternative.

Second is targeting people who might have believed in Trump but are now suffering because of his policies.

Again.

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