WASHINGTON (Aug 22, 2008)—Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Ohio, and Virginia will be the big battleground states in the upcoming presidential election, according to a recent analysis by CNN.
And with the exception of New Hampshire, agriculture is a dominate industry in all of them. No wonder the candidates are starting to spend more time in rural outposts that were once considered to be Republican strongholds...
• Supports trade expansion through negotiations "to lower trade barriers, decrease trade-distorting subsidies and stabilize an affordable food supply for all nations."...
Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) was not present during the 2008 farm bill vote but distributed a press release shortly after the vote declaring his support of the bill.
"This bill is far from perfect. I believe in tighter payment limits and a ban on packer ownership of livestock,” he said in that statement. “As president, I will continue to fight for the interests of America's family farmers and ranchers and ...
WASHINGTON (Aug 22, 2008)—Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Ohio, and Virginia will be the big battleground states in the upcoming presidential election, according to a recent analysis by CNN. 
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) was not present during the 2008 farm bill vote but voiced his opposition for it and urged a 
Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) was not present during the 2008 farm bill vote but distributed a 
