About 1:30 AM in the morning after the 2016 presidential election the news came that Pennsylvania had been won by Trump. It was the final signal of his incredible come from behind victory. Who can forget this?
Three years later with all the fake news and daily attacks on Trump with some of the worst lies about Russia and racism and recession and now a phone call transcript that many Dems refuse to even read, we see that Trump's base in Pennsylvania is alive and well.
A reporter for the Associated Press found a protest of a power plant closing by union members in Beaver County Pennsylvania. The kind of event where one might expect strong support for Dems like Elizabeth Warren. But no, Warren and the other Dems are the ones who would put all these workers out of business. Give up their good paying jobs and learn how to make solar panels for half their current pay. Do it for the planet Dem candidates say as they scramble for their limousine and private jet!
These workers may be Democrats but they aren't fools:
BEAVER, Pa. (AP) — The Democrats of Beaver County, Pennsylvania, crowded onto the steps of a local courthouse, dozens of union men protesting a looming power plant closure that would put their livelihoods at risk.These people are not going to vote for Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders or ANY of these green new deal Dems.
The crowd was overwhelmingly white and male, and few had college degrees. Left unsaid, at least from the podium, were broader concerns about a national Democratic Party many believe no longer represents them.
“Democrats are becoming way too extreme,” Shaun Majors, a 42-year-old high school graduate who has worked at the nearby Beaver Valley Power Station for almost his entire adult life, said before last week’s event began. “I voted for Trump last time, and I would again.”
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The highly educated urban Democrats may be the most vocal, particularly on Twitter. But it is the working class in places like Beaver County who may ultimately decide Trump’s fate.
None of the dozen or so union workers interviewed at a protest late last week had Twitter accounts. None had four-year college degrees. And few were committed to voting Democrat in 2020, although most were registered as such.
Daniel Keener, a 72-year-old Democrat who retired after more than two decades at the nearby power plant, said his party has moved “way too far left.”
“Every one of them wants to take my gun,” said Keener, motioning to the handgun clipped to his left pocket. He said he’s committed to Trump in 2020, but he’ll likely maintain his Democratic registration because he’s “a union man” and his family has a long history with the party.
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In Fayette County, a 20,000-person Democratic registration advantage turned into a 17,000-vote loss on Election Day; a 13,000-person registration advantage in Washington County became a 25,000-vote Democratic loss; and in Westmoreland County, a 10,000-person registration edge produced a 57,000-vote loss.
Nationwide, Democrats lost at least 573 such counties, including municipalities across five New England states, according to AP data for the 31 states that track party affiliation.
The trend was particularly acute across Michigan and Wisconsin. Although depressed minority turnout in major cities helped Trump win, Democrats quietly concede that white working class voters represent their most significant challenge in 2020.
It's the same story I posted last week in Minnesota and New Mexico. News this week also from Wisconsin where Dem threats to impeach Trump have ignited the fire under Badger State Trump supporters. The AP report above alluded to Michigan and Ohio where the same dynamic is at work.
When Dems lose in 2020 will they accept the results of the Presidential election or will they just continue trying to impeach and obstruct Trump? If the latter then Dems can say goodbye to 2024 as well!
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