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Originally Posted by __w__
Absolutely just stole the union vote.
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Genesee County 2012
Obama 127k
RMoney 71k
2016
HILL 102k
TRUMP 81k
A significant portion protested by not voting. Another portion actually crossed lines.
If TRUMP delivers ARRA funds to Genesee/Wayne Counties, Michigan may not go back Blue for a long time.
Two things:
1. Not sure 8% swing towards Trump from 2012 supports a statement as strong as "stole the union vote", but okay, point taken, he did better in the Flint area.
2. The point I was trying to make was, how much of this is support of Trump specifically versus support of the GOP?
Like, regarding the parties themselves, does nobody remember Obama bailing out the auto industry? Do they remember Mitt ****ing Romney writing an op-ed called
Let Detroit Go Bankrupt in the New York Times in 2008 and continuing to campaign against the auto bailout in 2012?
So, I get it, the working class loves TRUMP because he promises them he's gonna give them all jobs and make them great again, nevermind that they only have jobs right now because of Barack Obama.
...but why does that make you, or seattlelou, or BoredSocial, or anyone think at this early juncture that it will translate to a broad coup for the GOP (not just Trump, but the party at large) of union voters for decades down the road?