Posted on 04/16/2016 12:12:22 AM PDT by GonzoII
BINGHAMTON, United States, April 16, 2016 (BSS/AFP) - What do a New York lawyer, a business owner who calls himself a left-leaning Republican and a construction worker who elected Barack Obama have in common? They're voting for Donald Trump.None of them live on the breadline. They share surprisingly varied opinions. Yet they are profoundly frustrated -- with the economy, with career politicians and with perceptions of declining American prestige.
The Republican frontrunner's supporters are often portrayed as undereducated, underearning whites.
But in upstate New York, where Trump calls himself "the most popular person that's ever lived," the breadth of support spotlights his enduring appeal, albeit as the Republican elites plot to bring him down. The most divisive presidential campaign in a generation hits New York on Tuesday.
"I don't think he's the Hitler everyone puts him out to be, I really truly don't and as a New Yorker I grew up with the guy," says Lloyd Knecht, 59, who owns a heating and air conditioning company that employs 30 people.
Knecht works in Binghamton, one of the fastest-shrinking towns in America and a pale imitation of an illustrious past where IBM was founded more than a century ago and where the flight simulator was invented.
The gradual departure of IBM and other manufacturing corporations, taking jobs and technology overseas, has left behind unemployment above the US average and a poverty rate higher than the state average.
Knecht worries about rising insurance and wage bills, though he believes in "some sort of national health plan." He fears the economy is becoming sluggish. He supported Obama's decriminalization of petty drug crimes.
Trump's populist message promising to bring back jobs and restore national pride with his say-it-how-it-is manner strike a deep chord...
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“Why? Should Kasich pull out if he doesn’t get 125%”
You’ll see why. Yes, Kasich should pull out if he doesn’t get 125%.
“To those who don’t already see it, what Cruz is trying to do will become abundantly clear after he remains in the race despite being unable to reach 1237 before the convention.”
It’s clear enough to me now. What happens to his career then is in his hands.
How much you want to bet with Trump’s resources that most if not all the Fraud delegates are already identified and will be challenged for cause plus maybe charged with misrepresenting for money?
Agreed, FRiend.
People are angry and fired up!
Bump!
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