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Hillary Rodham Clintons ties to agribusiness giant Monsanto, and her advocacy for the industrys genetically modified crops, have environmentalists in Iowa calling her Bride of Frankenfood putting yet another wrinkle in her presidential campaigns courtship of liberal activists who are crucial to winning the states Democratic caucuses.

The backlash against Mrs. Clinton for her support of genetically modified organisms (GMO), which dominate the corn and soybean crops at the heart of Iowas economy, manifested itself at a recent meeting of the Tri-County Democrats, where members gauged support for the former secretary of state.

A large faction of women voiced strong support for Mrs. Clintons candidacy until the GMO issue came up, prompting them to switch allegiances to Sen. Bernard Sanders of Vermont, a liberal stalwart challenging her for the Democratic nomination.

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I was surprised, because these women were really pushing for Hillary until they found out about the Monsanto connection, and then they dropped her like a hot potato, said James Berge, Democratic Party chairman for Worth County, Iowa.

Its quite a big issue, he said. Theres people who are just wild about all the use of GMOs.

The issue gives liberal voters another reason to be skeptical of Mrs. Clinton, whom they already distrust because of her cozy relationship with Wall Street and the centrist philosophy that she and her husband, former President Bill Clinton, long embraced.

Mrs. Clinton likely will keep the GMO debate on a back burner when she makes her second swing through Iowa this week. She has scheduled stops Monday and Tuesday to rally grass-roots support and discuss ideas to expand small businesses in the state.

She enjoys a massive advantage in the polls in Iowa, leading Mr. Sanders 60 percent to 15 percent in a recent Quinnipiac University survey. While not an overt threat to her, Mr. Sanders has inched up in the polls since he entered the race April 30, and his liberal agenda is popular with the party activists.

Iowa is a big agricultural state, but weve got to realize some of the food that we are producing in this country is going to cause great health effects down the road, and then its probably going to be too late to try to fix it, said Mr. Berge. You cant even wash this pesticide off, because it is in the plants themselves, and you are digesting it, and it goes into your body. Its not a good thing.

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