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Rust Belt workers scrutinize Trump's track record in embattled manufacturing town

Sep 27, 2024 View Original Article
  • Bias Rating

    28% Somewhat Conservative

  • Reliability

    45% ReliableFair

  • Policy Leaning

    50% Medium Conservative

  • Politician Portrayal

    -19% Negative

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

62% : But in 2020, now-President Joe Biden won all of those states, although Trump prevailed in Ohio (which now leans Republican).
45% : Trump, in 2016, campaigned on restoring manufacturing jobs in the Rust Belt.
39% : Some believe Trump failed to make good on his promises, while others remain loyal to him.READ MORE: Conservative Jan. 6 investigator: 'I got receipts' on 'unethical' Clarence and Ginny ThomasGeorge Gorantis, a local United Auto Workers (UAW) president in Lordstown, Ohio detailed the hardships factory workers suffered after a plan closing in his area in 2019.
39% : Haley rips Senate candidate for remark about womenGorantis, however, noted that Trump still has a lot of hardcore supporters in Lordstown.
37% : But CNN, in a late September report, focuses on blue-collar workers in Ohio who have differing views on Trump.
25% : "READ MORE: 'You're off message': Allies deliver blunt warning to 'distracted' Trump
15% : Now, in 2024, Trump is once again battling for electoral votes in the Rust Belt -- this time against Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris.

*Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.

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