Rust Belt Voters on Why They Backed Trump Again Despite His Broken Promises

Saturday, January 11, 2025

Many in Youngstown, Ohio, believe the president-elect will tackle the town's decline this time. Others are worried about his character flaws.

Posted by retort at 04:37 PM | 16 COMMENTS | permalink

'There are a lot of bitter people here, I'm one of them': rust belt voters on why they backed Trump again despite his broken promises

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-- The Guardian (@theguardian.com) January 11, 2025 at 7:21 AM

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"character flaws"

That's an understatement. He has nothing BUT flaws.

#1 | Posted by Alexandrite at 2025-01-11 04:47 PM

"Many in Youngstown, Ohio, believe the president-elect will tackle the town's decline this time"

Saps.

#2 | Posted by Zed at 2025-01-11 05:18 PM

"Many in Youngstown, Ohio, believe the president-elect will tackle the town's decline this time"

I don't even feel sorry for them. They've failed themselves.

#3 | Posted by Zed at 2025-01-11 05:19 PM

"Others are worried about his (Donald's) character flaws.

Posted by retort

Get back to use after you punch yourself out of the worry stage.

#4 | Posted by Zed at 2025-01-11 05:22 PM

Let's see what Trump and the GOP-backed oligarghy do for the voters in Youngstown and all the other towns like it in the Rust Belt. I fear these voters are in for a rude awakening.

#5 | Posted by Gal_Tuesday at 2025-01-11 05:32 PM

The people of Youngstown, Ohio, unhappy with so many years of being burned now race towards the fire.

#6 | Posted by Zed at 2025-01-11 05:33 PM

---- you magat scum, here's hoping you get all the pain you have coming to you and more. Your stupidity will be repaid in spades you morally bankrupt turds.

#7 | Posted by truthhurts at 2025-01-11 06:01 PM

Let's see what Trump and the GOP-backed oligarghy do for the voters in Youngstown

I hear they're planning on sending in crates of dogs and cats to replace the ones the Haitians ate.

#8 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-01-11 06:07 PM

Great job morons you sacrificed your own children to your golden idol.

#9 | Posted by Tor at 2025-01-11 07:03 PM

Was it all a bunch of long-winded nonsense easily summed up as "because I'm stupid"?

#10 | Posted by jpw at 2025-01-11 07:33 PM

If Trump let's them down, they're no worse off then they've been under Biden.

#11 | Posted by visitor_ at 2025-01-11 08:57 PM

They will be worse off if they lose benefits like Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, SNAP. They will be worse off if prices don't go down and the wealth inequality increases after the billionaires get their tax breaks. They will be worse off if deregulation increases pollution and unchecked climate change causes more severe natural disasters. They will be worse off if they lose their health insurance, abortion bans keep killing women who don't need to die and anti-vax mandates bring back diseases that were under control. To name just a few things that could get worse under Trump 2.0.

#12 | Posted by Gal_Tuesday at 2025-01-11 10:08 PM

If Trump let's them down, they're no worse off then they've been under Biden.

#11 | Posted by visitor_ a

www.cnn.com

Red states are big winners of Biden's landmark laws

fucking moron magat scum

#13 | Posted by truthhurts at 2025-01-11 10:22 PM

-Red states are big winners of Biden's landmark law

Red states have been winning the same opportunities for decades.

It's not a gift from Biden. It's business.

#14 | Posted by eberly at 2025-01-11 11:40 PM

-I don't even feel sorry for them. They've failed themselves.