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Obama is just voting his district, like he does for Illinois coal miners when he touts coal-to-oil.
Ethanol also helps determine senate and electoral votes in a few Corn Belt states. Iowa, the No. 1 corn producer is also the first caucus and a swing state. Corn is also important in Minnesota and Wisconsin, which are usually in our column but in close races.
Nebraska and South Dakota are currently non-starters for us, but each has two senators and a couple of electoral votes that could come in handy in a close election. Any Dem senator, no matter how conservative, helps us maintain our control of Senate committees.
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