This is why so many pollsters are shifting solidly Republican seats in the Midwest to "toss up".
Trump’s trade war threatens to upend local economies across the U.S. and cause headaches for Republican candidates up and down the ballot this fall.
bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Trump’s trade war threatens to upend local economies across the U.S. and cause headaches for Republican candidates up and down the ballot this fall.
bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
"Over the past month, retaliatory tariffs on as much as $80 billion in U.S. exports have been levied by Canada, Mexico, the European Union, and China. The effects will be felt throughout the U.S.—in the Farm Belt, the Automotive Alley, and the Energy Corridor." 
"While it doesn’t get much attention, the president’s net approval rating in Morning Consult’s monthly surveys has fallen almost as much in deep-red, agriculture-heavy states..."
"The political fallout would be commensurate. A Peterson Institute for International Economics study found that such a scenario would cause a 2- to 3-percentage-point rise in the U.S. jobless rate, a plunge in asset prices, and disruption of supply chains and productivity."
