Trump's hopes fade in Wisconsin as 'greatest economy' boast unravels

[marmar]

(Guardian UK) Coarse, cruel, chaotic. Donald Trump has been called a lot of things. Even some of his supporters have had a hard time embracing the darker aspects of his personality. Until recently they have, however, trusted the president on one one vital issue: the economy.

But with just 16 days to go until the election, there are clear signs that Trump’s claims to have created the “greatest economy we’ve ever had in the history of our country” are unravelling.

Perhaps nowhere is that more worrying for Trump than in Wisconsin.

Losing Wisconsin ended Hillary Clinton’s presidential chances in 2016. Famously she didn’t campaign there, presuming a win that was snatched from her by Trump’s promises to end unfair trade practices that had hurt the state’s dairy industry and to bring back manufacturing jobs.

Until February, Trump could have confidently boasted that he had made good on his promises. Unemployment had fallen to record lows in the state, manufacturing was coming back – albeit at the same, snail-paced crawl that it had under Obama. The headline figures looked good. Then came the coronavirus – a disease that is now ravaging the state and has, in its wake, exposed the fault lines beneath those headline figures. ............(more)

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/oct/18/trump-wisconsin-economy-election

[gab13by13]

1. Yeah I see the Foxconn deal isn't working out so well,

Foxconn is to get 3 billion dollars in tax breaks and Foxconn promised x number of jobs and promised expansion. Things aren't quite working out as planned. Hey but Trump and Scott Walker got credit already for working out this wonderful deal.