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by ejlo 3505 days ago
Trump also has nothing to offer the rural midwest. The difference was that he pretended that he had.

Even if manufacturing and coal mining where to increase ten fold, there would be no new jobs for people without a long education, due to automation.

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Trump understands their fears. He told the Detroit Auto Club that he was going to put a 35% tax on cars from Mexico if Ford moved its plant there. He talked about other manufacturing jobs being outsourced. Doesn't even matter if he can do anything about it but the fact he said it--while Hillary didn't--meant all the difference in the world.