Social issues drove some Teamsters to 'take that risk' and vote for anti-union candidate Trump

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

51% : "Edmund Farley, a Local 107 member, voted for the first time in his life this year when he cast a ballot for Trump.
47% : But Hamilton wasn't surprised when the international organization released data from their unscientific online poll showing 66% of Local 107 members -- mostly men who drive trucks and work construction -- favored Trump over Vice President Kamala Harris for president.
42% : Ahead of the election, he polled his colleagues about why they were voting for Trump.
33% : The Teamsters' shift toward Trump comes as many feel the president-elect poses a threat to workers' rights.
33% : "I don't understand my union brothers and sisters that supported Trump or the workers in general," said Bob Strunk, 74, a retired truck driver.
26% : Trump has avoided supporting increases to the federal minimum wage.
24% : "I hear Trump, as soon as he gets in the office, he's gonna be able to stop the wars, close the border," Sviben said, before calling Harris the border czar and saying the border's been open under her watch.
17% : This year, he cast a ballot for Trump because he felt he couldn't trust President Joe Biden or Harris.Sviben, 70, said he didn't have any top issues, but wanted to "see if we can get this country back together.
16% : Trump and his surrogates made attacks against transgender people central to their campaign, spending millions of dollars on anti-LGBTQ ads that demonized Harris for her support for transgender people.
5% : In August, the United Auto Workers filed labor charges against Trump and Elon Musk for comments Trump made about firing striking workers.

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