President Trump is promising a range of financial benefits to help Republicans hold seats in the midterm elections, including an $8 billion bailout for farmers and a $5,000 payment to each adult citizen if the GOP keeps Congress. The farm aid, through a “Harvest Fuel Relief program,” is meant to offset rising diesel costs, while the $5,000 plan would likely cost well over $1 trillion and faces skepticism from Democrats and some Republicans. Some benefits are already out, including $500 Affordable Care Act refund checks sent to nearly one million people and $90 payments to Medicare recipients. A Wall Street Journal poll found 64% of respondents called the $5,000 checks a bad idea. Democrats accuse Trump of trying to buy votes, and it remains unclear whether the pledges will draw out conservative voters who tend to stay home when Trump is not on the ballot.
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