Donald Trump’s Blue Collar Support Highest Since FDR In 1930’s
It will come as a surprise to many that Donald Trump’s support from Blue Collar Americans, meaning those involved in trades, manufacturing, industry, and labor is the highest since any candidate since FDR in Y 1936 since Gallup began polling.
Donald Trump has consistently shown his appeal to the Blue Collar sector of the economy, pulling ahead of even Hillary Clinton and and socialist Bernie Sanders in “Rust Belt” states like Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin, Indiana, and Pennsylvania.
These states have the highest share of “Blue Collar” voters in the nation, and many of them have not voted Republican in over 20 years.
Donald Trump’s appeal to Blue Collar workers is in the 60% range, higher than any candidate since Franklin Roosevelt won a massive landslide in Y 1936 on the support of the Blue Collar voter.
The Big Q: Why?
The Big A: Many factors are included, and analysts believe that Donald Trump’s appeal to the working man comes from his promise to bring factory jobs back to the US, and his record as a successful businessman has been showcased on television on “The Apprentice.”
Donald Trump does not do well with just the average white “Joe 6-pack,” he also gains a large share of Black and Hispanics voters (25% & 37% respectively)
This appeal is allowing him to win in Michigan, Ohio, and Pennsylvania, and also is getting him votes in manufacturing states like Connecticut and Massachusetts.
Though the two New England states may be long shots, the recent polling suggests that he could make Democrats struggle in these “Blue States” and waste resources there as Donald Trump campaigns in more critical states like Wisconsin and Ohio.
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