A year into Trump’s second term, Iowa voters offer clues for the midterm elections

ShanenEbersoleissmiling,keepinganeyeonhercowsastheygraze.Calvingseasonissoon,soelectionseasonwillhavetowait.Videoabove:PresidentTrumprebrands‘AmericaFirst’ashecompletesfirstyearofsecondterm“We’llwalkthemthemileandahalfhomeinamonthorso,”Ebersoletellsavisitor.“Thentheywillcalveinapasturejustlikethis.So,theseareallouroldmamagirls.”Aswewalk,thecowsgiveanoccasionalgazebutmostlygoabouttheirbusiness—calmly,withoccasionalburstsofplayfulness.“IwishWashingtoncouldgetalonglikecows,”Ebersolesaid.“Theyneedtofindawaytogetalongforus,becausethat’swhatwethetaxpayerspaythemtodo.”EbersolewasaNikkiHaleysupporterwhenwefirstmetearlyinthe2024electioncycle.ShevotedforDonaldTrumpintheend,believinghispolicieswerebetterforherfamilyfarm.Now,though,therearesignsofTrumpexhaustionasshebeginstothinkabout2026races.“Wehavechoices,”Ebersolesaid.“Wecansaycalmdown.Wecansaytalknice.”TrumphasbeenbackintheW