Blue collar workers turn on Trump as 'Scranton Joe' prepares for biggest week yet

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Most Americans know Scranton, a beleaguered industrial centre in the heartland of Pennsylvania, as the setting for the US version of “The Office”.

But as the Democrat National Convention dominates television broadcasts next week they will be hearing a lot more about it.

Scranton is where Joe Biden was born, in a modest grey-blue clapboard house, and it is central to his political story. He credits it with forming his character. It is also exactly the kind of battleground he has to win.

For decades the gritty town bled Democrat blue. But In 2016 working class voters in Scranton, which is overwhelmingly white, swung by a massive 22 points to Donald Trump.

Such swings were repeated across the "rust belt" states, delivering shock, razor-thin victories for Mr Trump in Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin, and sending him to the White House.

However, polls show Mr Biden leading by up to 11 points in Pennsylvania, and Mr Trump knows his white working class revolution is in doubt.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/blue-collar-workers-turn-trump-134407258.html

Working class revolution or white grievance charade?

[TreasonousBastard]

1. Not going to second-guess him ('specially since it's been a while) but last time I was in Scranton..

the place was overrun with fundie churches-- many preaching a prosperity gospel.

Dunno if this is still true, or what it would mean for a favorite son, but it worries me a little.

[Ohiogal]

2. *DEMOCRATIC* National Convention

[yardwork]

8. I was just going to post that!!! WTH?!

[NellieStarbuck]

16. Thank you!

[SiliconValley_Dem]

3. WTF is wrong with news outlets sucking down GOP words? DEMOCRATIC!!!

[PCIntern]

4. So instead of saying "Republican" I say

“Fuckwad NAZIS”.

[SiliconValley_Dem]

5. I call them Repuke Fascists

but Fuckwad Nazis is the better option

[LiberalArkie]

10. It is hard for them. A Republican is a member of the Republican Party. A Democrat is a member of the

Democratic Party.

[Crunchy Frog]

17. It's not difficult to remember that the official name of

the Democratic National Convention is the "Democratic National Convention".

These are allegedly journalists aren't they?

[LiberalArkie]

19. Who knows

[niyad]

12. Is Yahoo considered an actual news organization???? I have never thought so.

[belpejic]

6. But what about the Republic National Convention?

Argghhh!!!!!! The media kills me every day with a thousand little cuts.

[bucolic_frolic]

7. We have momentum, issues, and a thoroughly disliked opponent

We really must push hard on all our issues, past and present, GOTV, work the phones, and if we have any chance at all to make it happen, try to run the table. If the sides were reversed, the Republicans would. So let's do it!

[Blue Owl]

9. Still baffling how a blue collar worker could vote for...

the make-up wearing, fancy-haired, tiny-handed, golf-cart-shuttled, silver spoon man-toddler who's never worked a hard day in his life.

[LiberalArkie]

11. Both racist.

[Politicalgolfer]

15. Agree Blue Owl

Always said if a make-up wearing, fish lip coward like Trump walked into a blue collar bar the guys would beat the shit out of him! Unfortunately, they like his grade-school mentality, ignorance, old lady gossip mongering, racism, sexual predator filth all wrapped up in fake Christianity pushed by fake Christian con artists & sold to them by Fox🙄 Pathetic.....

[beachbumbob]

13. Biden brings working white blue collar workers, NO other democratic candidate could ever do that

[Crunchy Frog]

14. The DEMOCRAT National Convention?

Can you use a better source, or at least use a [sic]?

[peggysue2]

18. Trump is planning to speak

A few miles outside Scranton the night Joe Biden delivers his acceptance speech.

Trump just can't stand anyone else stealing the spotlight.