Nestled between conservative strongholds of the Deep South and Lower Midwest, Arkansas is among the least likely places for a Democrat to gain traction. As rural communities struggle, candidates like Arkansas farmer Hallie Shoffner — who had to liquidate her f

Nestled between conservative strongholds of the Deep South and Lower Midwest, Arkansas is among the least likely places for a Democrat to gain traction. As rural communities struggle, candidates like Arkansas farmer Hallie Shoffner — who had to liquidate her family's more than century-old farm business — are emerging, voicing discontent over economic and trade policies ↧ As U.S. agriculture wilts under financial pressure, former Arkansas... Ahead of the November Congressional elections, Hallie Shoffner believes the problems that hurt her farm and many more like it can loosen the grip that Republicans forged across the farm belt.