# Beef and Barn Dances: A Farmer Tries to Turn a Red Patch of N.C. Blue

- Source: NYT Politics
- Published: 2026-10-24T09:01:53+00:00
- Category: Politics
- Original: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/24/us/politics/jamie-ager-western-north-carolina.html
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/beef-and-barn-dances-a-farmer-tries-to-turn-a-red-patch-of-n-c-blue-86cd29/

Democrats are largely used to losing in the mountains of western North Carolina. Jamie Ager is trying to change that.

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