Working-Class Anger Fuels Trump’s Popularity in Wisconsin
<p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="collect">collect</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="delegates">delegates</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="road">road</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Republican">Republican</span> <span word="nomination">nomination</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="president">president</span> <span word="winds">winds</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Wisconsin">Wisconsin</span>, <span word="home">home</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Speaker">Speaker</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="Paul">Paul</span> <span word="Ryan">Ryan</span>. <span word="Republican">Republican</span> <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="front">front</span>-<span word="runner">runner</span> <span word="Donald">Donald</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="appeal">appeal</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="working">working</span>-<span word="class">class</span> <span word="voters">voters</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="industrial">industrial</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Janesville">Janesville</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="Ryan">Ryan</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="hometown">hometown</span>.</p><p><span word="Standing">Standing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="hoping">hoping</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="Donald">Donald</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Janesville">Janesville</span> <span word="Conference">Conference</span> <span word="Center">Center</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="last">last</span>-<span word="minute">minute</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="accountant">accountant</span> <span word="William">William</span> <span word="Collett">Collett</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="candidate">candidate</span> <span word="he">he</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Wisconsin">Wisconsin</span> <span word="primary">primary</span> <span word="April">April</span> 5 <span word="also">also</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="decision">decision</span>.</p><p>“<span word="Well">Well</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="morning">morning</span> <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="voting">voting</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span>,” <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Collett">Collett</span>.</p><p><span word="One">One</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="reasons">reasons</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="views">views</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="curbing">curbing</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="agreements">agreements</span>.</p><p>“<span word="Look">Look</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="NAFTA">NAFTA</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="voted">voted</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="politicians">politicians</span>," <span word="Collett">Collett</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="Free">Free</span> <span word="Trade">Trade</span> <span word="Agreement">Agreement</span>, <span word="signed">signed</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1993. "<span word="And">And</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="darn">darn</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="jump">jump</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="borders">borders</span>.”</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="primary">primary</span> <span word="concern">concern</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Janesville">Janesville</span>, <span word="home">home</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="massive">massive</span> <span word="General">General</span> <span word="Motors">Motors</span> <span word="assembly">assembly</span> <span word="plant">plant</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="idle">idle</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="decade">decade</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="plant">plant</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="closure">closure</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="well">well</span>-<span word="paying">paying</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="changed">changed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="working">working</span>-<span word="class">class</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="roughly">roughly</span> 64,000, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="reflects">reflects</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Republican">Republican</span> <span word="electorate">electorate</span>.</p><p>“<span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="Democrats">Democrats</span>. <span word="Their">Their</span> <span word="fathers">fathers</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="industrial">industrial</span> <span word="America">America</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nice">nice</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="suburbs">suburbs</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="upper">upper</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="class">class</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> '50<span word="s">s</span> <span word="and">and</span> '60<span word="s">s</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="wonder">wonder</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="went">went</span>,” <span word="said">said</span> <span word="John">John</span> <span word="Sharpless">Sharpless</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="professor">professor</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Wisconsin">Wisconsin</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Madison">Madison</span>.</p>
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