No matter what we Democrats do, the people who voted for Trump will continue to vote for republicans for the reasons stated in the article. Below are several quotes from townsfolk, who are no different from the townsfolk in the small, rural part of PA in which I reside. These people are afraid of how America is changing, and no amount of messaging from Democrats will get them to see the truth. These people will believe the hype until their dying breath.
"If only the real Mount Airy, which has experienced decades of economic and social decline, were like the Mayberry facade, muses Mayor David Rowe. If only his city and the rest of America could return to the 1950s again."
"At the same time, he said, African Americans often bring hardship on themselves. Asked to explain what he meant, he amended the statement to mean young blacks." “When you’re my age and you see an African American boy with pants at their knees, you can’t appreciate them,” he said, noting that he would never employ someone who dressed that way. “I’m worried about when a person chooses to dresses like that, what kind of effect will that person have on society.” He noted that the Hispanics he has hired to work at his construction company are hard workers. He doesn’t encounter people who aren’t white in social settings much because folks tend to self-segregate, he said. - Town's Mayor
“I think black people think they’re owed something,” she said. “I think if they acted differently, people would be apt to help them.” - Local preachers wife.
"As for Trump, Jessup believes his “Make America Great Again” slogan was code for “take America back again,” and a reaction to President Obama’s election." - Local retired black principal who grew up when strict codes were placed on minorities.
Outside of the racial component, Democrats get no credit for the recovery in America.
“We’re losing control of our freedoms,” Staples said. “The government was taking away our rights. Taxes are higher, our jobs are gone, and it just feels less Christian.”
"Thomas, who blames the loss of his $75,000-a-year factory job on Obama, now makes $18,000 working in his friend’s gun store and pawnshop. He is hopeful Trump will bring jobs back. "
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