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yortsed snacilbuper

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2. Lordstown and Youngstown is trump country.

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Thu Mar 7, 2019, 12:43 PM

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Lordstown Ohio is feeling the MAGA today [View all] scheming daemons Mar 2019 OP

No kidding, I wonder how many ignorant fucks gopiscrap Mar 2019 #1

Lordstown and Youngstown is trump country. yortsed snacilbuper Mar 2019 #2

Youngstown where most Lordstown workers lived is in Mahoning Country which went for Clinton. Demsrule86 Mar 2019 #69

Ugh. rownesheck Mar 2019 #3

CAN WE PLEASE STOP BLAMING WORKERS?!?? appal_jack Mar 2019 #4

As is appeasing idiocy and excusing poor choices. LanternWaste Mar 2019 #6

Bingo! The tRump voters among them are fucking stupid idiots who have ruined the lives DontBooVote Mar 2019 #10

+1 Power 2 the People Mar 2019 #33

Amen, LanternWaste blueinredohio Mar 2019 #20

The blame should be placed on consumers MichMan Mar 2019 #9

Trump's tax scam made it easier watoos Mar 2019 #34

How so? fescuerescue Mar 2019 #55

Easy atreides1 Mar 2019 #81

I disagree! Blaming those who voted for Trump is the ONLY way..... machoneman Mar 2019 #47

Nice Divide and conquer...only 2 % separated the votes for Trump and Clinton in Trumbull County Demsrule86 Mar 2019 #66

They vote don't they? fescuerescue Mar 2019 #53

Who do you blame keith sw Mar 2019 #57

They were given that choice, but racism and xenophobia won lunamagica Mar 2019 #58

I was subjected to the same propaganda, but LuvLoogie Mar 2019 #60

Here's a photo of a trump rally in ohio! yortsed snacilbuper Mar 2019 #5

If I had enough money, I would buy it. nt allgood33 Mar 2019 #7

LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL workinclasszero Mar 2019 #22

Yep. A tariff is a tax under a different spelling. keithbvadu2 Mar 2019 #42

Making steel more expensive was a big part in ... Botany Mar 2019 #84

Back in the day the workers were pretty darn left. marble falls Mar 2019 #8

I remember those days well. Now all thinking seems to have left and many side with the wrong guys, RKP5637 Mar 2019 #12

This is another way to bust unions...and not true. Demsrule86 Mar 2019 #15

How does what I said bust unions? n/t RKP5637 Mar 2019 #24

You really don't know your history ... marble falls Mar 2019 #32

Lordstown workers and other plants were mostly working guys and I doubt I ever met a communist or Demsrule86 Mar 2019 #51

Because smart guys back from Viet Nam and with four-year degrees that payed less than turning ... marble falls Mar 2019 #61

Actually that is not what I said... I seriously think you are completely wrong... Demsrule86 Mar 2019 #64

Hate to pimp my own OP DBoon Mar 2019 #76

Back in the day, a former union president, Ronald Reagan, told us unions were evil.... Brother Buzz Mar 2019 #30

And told us that the federal gubmint was too big and taxes were too high, and than raised ... marble falls Mar 2019 #35

But the Fat Cats were fine with it because they knew that trickle-down economics.... Brother Buzz Mar 2019 #38

Exactly right. Did you ever read the true story about the welfare queen, its amazing .... marble falls Mar 2019 #39

Whoa, great read Brother Buzz Mar 2019 #44

I read this origionally years ago here, it was posted by XChrome(?) a late member here ... marble falls Mar 2019 #48

Yep malaise Mar 2019 #46

Many were left until POC started getting Union jobs and promotions. nt Blue_true Mar 2019 #83

tRump's vision for America!!! n/t RKP5637 Mar 2019 #11

What is the flag for? wasupaloopa Mar 2019 #13

I am proud of those at Lordstown...and many here don't get Union pride. Demsrule86 Mar 2019 #17

Are you even supposed to drape an American flag over a car windshield? llmart Mar 2019 #18

Ohio also sent Sherrod Brown and Tim Ryan back to Congress...and honestly... Youngstown went for Demsrule86 Mar 2019 #67

As for the flag yeah it was the last cruze made in this country so it meant something. Cry for Demsrule86 Mar 2019 #70

Well, I won't be crying for myself at all. llmart Mar 2019 #75

You don't even live in Ohio? Demsrule86 Mar 2019 #77

No it wasn't. I worked with Lordstown Union...most worked their tails off for Hillary and Demsrule86 Mar 2019 #14

Trumbull County (Lordstown) went 51% for Trump, 45% for Hillary scheming daemons Mar 2019 #25

And that 45% should be punished because? IronLionZion Mar 2019 #37

You are correct scheming daemons Mar 2019 #43

No one here is punishing them. fescuerescue Mar 2019 #56

People lost their jobs, it punishes the local economy IronLionZion Mar 2019 #59

That's not what I said fescuerescue Mar 2019 #62

I would also point out that Mahoning where most of the union lived in the Youngstown area Demsrule86 Mar 2019 #68

Not those in the plants...and they went for Trump because he promised jobs and to Demsrule86 Mar 2019 #50

Thanks for the input Bradshaw3 Mar 2019 #26

It wasn't just UAW (I was a member of UAW when I worked at Akron Standard Molds.) ... marble falls Mar 2019 #41

Eye opening. Thanks for posting. oasis Mar 2019 #49

I would also say I know many of the workers left in that plant...most are good people. Demsrule86 Mar 2019 #16

I would also add that the flag was on the car because it is the last Cruze made in the USA. Demsrule86 Mar 2019 #19

GM is killing the Cruze. roamer65 Mar 2019 #29

You can't build cars and make money with the steel tariffs ...and the way globalization is going... Demsrule86 Mar 2019 #65

I bet three quarters of them at least workinclasszero Mar 2019 #21

Speaking from my own experience as a blue collar union guy, Itchinjim Mar 2019 #23

I was a blue-collar union guy in Texas. MicaelS Mar 2019 #31

a few more years of Republican rule DBoon Mar 2019 #80

GM execs say 'thanks America for bailing us out' Bradshaw3 Mar 2019 #27

Hope they get back on their feet. ComradeFunk Mar 2019 #28

The UAW endorsed Hillary and most of them voted for Hillary IronLionZion Mar 2019 #36

+1 TheRealNorth Mar 2019 #40

Thank you. VOX Mar 2019 #63

You are absolutely right DBoon Mar 2019 #79

And so many of the ppl in that area of Ohio irisblue Mar 2019 #45

Youngstown where most of the Union live is in Mahoning County...so what you post is incorrect. Demsrule86 Mar 2019 #71

Okay, so let's talk irisblue Mar 2019 #72

Tim Ryan is my representative...and both Mahoning and Trumbull are gerrymandered... I worked with Demsrule86 Mar 2019 #73

I see your points and I agree. But the poison that the 2016 voters poured out into the country irisblue Mar 2019 #74

They deserve it for giving us Trump fescuerescue Mar 2019 #52

As someone originally from that general liberalhistorian Mar 2019 #54

I've been through two layoffs lunatica Mar 2019 #78

To your question, likely a lot of them, as they did their idiot governor. Blue_true Mar 2019 #82

My brother in law retired from Lordstown captain queeg Mar 2019 #85