Overview
- GOP canvassers say registered Republicans are chasing them off porches and threatening to call police, according to Maricopa County chair Craig Berland.
- State party leaders are pressing the White House, warning that the Iran war and soaring fuel and food costs could sink Republican turnout in the midterms.
- Farm leaders say fertilizer prices spiked after Strait of Hormuz disruptions, pushing producers to replant with crops that need less nitrogen.
- They caution that those pivots may cut yields and lift grocery prices this summer, adding fresh strain on rural households.
- Economists warn gas prices could stay high for months even if hostilities ease, raising the risk of deeper political damage for Republicans.