{"id":"81f8dc26-f9e0-40cc-a875-ab66f03b7cd9","url":"https://www.politico.com/news/2026/10/28/democrats-rural-midwest-rebecca-cooke-01137050","domain":"politico.com","outlet":{"name":"Politico","country":"US","cred":4,"lean":0,"curated":true},"title":"Dems have lost in the rural Midwest for years. This might be their time to win it back.","plainHeadline":"Democrats seek gains in rural Wisconsin and beyond in 2024 midterms","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["Democrats aim to regain rural districts in western Wisconsin and nearby states.","Voters cite high diesel prices, fertilizer costs, and tariffs as concerns.","Cooke campaigns to distance from national Democrats while appealing locally.","Bernie Sanders endorsed Cooke and campaigned with her in Eau Claire.","Races in Minnesota and Iowa are also viewed as key tests for party gains."],"topics":["Politics","Economy","Education"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-10-28T09:00:00.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-10-28T09:18:51.476Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/6f3ab1a4-4d80-465a-917f-37cdc7aabf03","storyId":"6f3ab1a4-4d80-465a-917f-37cdc7aabf03","image":"https://static.politico.com/76/41/2eb1348c4a61b8a57bb08fce62e0/https-delivery-gettyimages.com/downloads/2298818933","author":"Meredith Lee Hill","dek":"Voters from western Wisconsin over to southern Minnesota and down to eastern Iowa are hurting. The question is whether they blame the president’s policies enough to elect Democrats."}