First District race for Congress could turn on Trump tariffs

ROCHESTER – During the 4-H alpaca competition at the Olmsted County Fair, dairy farmer Tom Hurley fumed about the damage tariffs inflict on the agricultural economy.

“The best thing politicians can do is get the hell out of agriculture,” said Hurley, 53, of Grand Meadow. Asked if candidates are listening to the concerns of voters like him, his reply was terse: “No.”

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