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Trump May Be Losing the Rust Belt & 'Deplorables'—But He Has One Big Way to Win Them Back
Newsweek ^ | November 4, 2017 | Graham Lanktree

Posted on 11/04/2017 11:32:21 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

Though President Donald Trump came to power on a wave of promises to keep jobs in the U.S., reinvigorate heavy industry and, of course, Make America Great Again, many in his core support group are yet to see the benefits. Plenty of people in manufacturing are turning their backs on Trump because he hasn’t followed through on what he said he'd do, says a General Motors union leader representing workers across the U.S.

The warning to the president comes almost exactly a year after Trump won the election with a pledge to improve the lives of American workers and the “forgotten men and women of our country.”

Independent polls released in early October show Trump is losing support in rural areas and post-industrial Rust Belt states—such as Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania—where he won by less than a percentage point.

However, despite this, the president may yet be able to leverage his bedrock support amongst white voters—and the group Hillary Clinton called the “deplorables”— by taking a more hardline stance on immigration and race, experts say....

(Excerpt) Read more at newsweek.com ...


TOPICS: Heated Discussion
KEYWORDS: deplorables; fake; fakenews; newsweak; trump
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1 posted on 11/04/2017 11:32:21 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

How does Newsweek stay in busness?


2 posted on 11/04/2017 11:34:48 AM PDT by Cowboy Bob
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Big swamps take the longest to drain.


3 posted on 11/04/2017 11:35:05 AM PDT by Kirkwood (Zombie Hunter)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

“Plenty of people in manufacturing are turning their backs on Trump because he hasn’t followed through on what he said he’d do, says a GENERAL MOTORS UNION LEADER...”

BWHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHA

ohhh stop...please.....

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4 posted on 11/04/2017 11:35:11 AM PDT by JPJones (Who is FOR tariffs? George Washington, Ronald Reagan and Me.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
It is amazing Trump has gotten much done with both the demonicrats and goop blocking him and stabbing him in the back.
5 posted on 11/04/2017 11:35:34 AM PDT by mountainlion (Live well for those that did not make it back.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

You called it. Given the elderly Demo bench plus plenty of dirt to pile on them, I don’t see a path to victory for them in 2020.


6 posted on 11/04/2017 11:35:52 AM PDT by T-Bird45 (It feels like the seventies, and it shouldn't.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

These experts were the ones that said Hillary had a 95& chance of winning?
MAGA!


7 posted on 11/04/2017 11:36:06 AM PDT by JayGalt (Let Trump Be Trump)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

says a General Motors union leader


Bwahahahhahahhaha. Sniff. Bwsahahahah!

Great one, Newsweek. Nothin’ the UAW says can be taken seriously.


8 posted on 11/04/2017 11:36:23 AM PDT by sparklite2 (-)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
...says a General Motors union leader representing workers across the U.S.

a General Motors union leader misrepresenting workers

9 posted on 11/04/2017 11:38:21 AM PDT by higgmeister ( In the Shadow of The Big Chicken)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

“May be” and an unnamed source in this fairy tale, are prime examples of how the guy who bid a $ to buy Newsweak, actually bid too high.


10 posted on 11/04/2017 11:38:29 AM PDT by Grampa Dave (What, we have here, is a failure to communicate!)
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To: Cowboy Bob

They give away a lot of free magazine subscriptions. Advertisers will pay more to put ads in magazines depending on how many subscribers you have.


11 posted on 11/04/2017 11:39:28 AM PDT by Trillian
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
>>losing the 'Deplorables'

Hmmm. Leme check...

...Nope - Still in the basket!

#MOREMAGA TRUMP2020!

12 posted on 11/04/2017 11:39:29 AM PDT by HLPhat ("TO SECURE THESE RIGHTS" -- Government with any other purpose is not American.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Yeah, sure he is. Liz Warren or Kamala Harris will win them back for the Dems. Yup—that’s the ticket.


13 posted on 11/04/2017 11:40:11 AM PDT by rbg81 (Truth is stranger than fiction)
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To: Cowboy Bob
How does Newsweek stay in busness?

Ten people posting their trash on a Web server is business?

14 posted on 11/04/2017 11:40:25 AM PDT by higgmeister ( In the Shadow of The Big Chicken)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
says a General Motors union leader representing workers across the U.S.

Of course. Notice how they never talk to those who actually supported & voted for President Trump.

15 posted on 11/04/2017 11:40:44 AM PDT by Robert DeLong (Yeah it does actually.)
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To: Cowboy Bob; 2ndDivisionVet

“How does Newsweek stay in busness?”

Some people like to link their articles, so they get hits.


16 posted on 11/04/2017 11:42:24 AM PDT by be-baw
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To: JayGalt
While I agree this I should #FakeNews, I don't consider anything like PA in the back pocket. We need to ensure Trump crushes the next opponent. That requires conversion. And we are well-positioned but we need to take action.

One of the key and many times unsung elements of Trump and Deplorables, is that the coalition he put together has the potential to unite heretofore un-united individuals. Minorities of all stripes (blacks, hispanics, gays), union guys, and others used by the statists for decades suddenly seem willing to jump on the Trump Train. While many Patriots may chafe at the thought of working alongside some of these masses, I'd rather have Peter Thiel and Ben Carson in my boat than McCain or W.

Yes, Trump won the Electoral College by a wide margin yet the vote margin of victory in PA, WI, and MI were but a few hundred thousand votes. That's too close for comfort in my book. Republican voter registrations are up in many key states. This is a very positive development. However, the disarray on the left is masking movements like New Democracy, a Democrat 'centrist' project that is aiming to (re)convert lapsed Democrats. Sure, they SAY the right things, like:

On immigration, for example, Democrats should stick to their guns in supporting a humane path to legalization. But we also should take seriously public concerns about the breakdown of public order and the impact of low-skill immigrants on native workers’ jobs and pay.

But THEIR TRUE INTENTION is found right below that paragraph (emphasis added):

Most important, we need to engage voters where they live and refrain from writing any off. Even in the toughest places, rural communities and small towns, Democrats should show up and make our case. Practically speaking, we don’t need to convert GOP-leaning voters en mass, just win enough on the margins to tip elections our way.

Therefore, it is vital that we keep up our efforts to bring as many into the fold as possible. This will help not just to offset Democrat advances, but the inevitable falling away of RINOs and other third-party attempts from the likes of Willard et al.

17 posted on 11/04/2017 11:43:56 AM PDT by DoodleBob
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
This Newsweek?

Already had printed up this issue, and shipped out. They had to be recalled. HA!


"Newsweek recalls magazines saying Hillary Clinton won the election"

After Donald Trump’s victory, 125,000 covers showing Hillary Clinton were accidentally shipped out from a third-party licensee. About 17 of those issues were sold.

"https://www.today.com/video/newsweek-recalls-magazines-saying-hillary-clinton-won-the-election-805614147908"

18 posted on 11/04/2017 11:44:12 AM PDT by ForYourChildren (Christian Education [ RomanRoadsMedia.com - Classical Christian Approach to Homeschool ])
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

This Newsweek?

““The polls show Hillary Clinton with a commanding lead, and a business decision was made to print the Clinton issue first while continuing to work on the Trump issue,” said [Newsweek] the company’s CEO, Tony Romando.”


19 posted on 11/04/2017 11:46:08 AM PDT by ForYourChildren (Christian Education [ RomanRoadsMedia.com - Classical Christian Approach to Homeschool ])
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To: ForYourChildren
Yea, cause union goons always have America's best interest at heart.

#AllUnionsMustDie

20 posted on 11/04/2017 11:47:32 AM PDT by bagster (It's okay to be white.)
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