Reagan Democrats vote in droves for Trump
Posted on | November 8, 2016 | No Comments
Anger and Accusations in Rust Belt Ohio
In the small Rust Belt city of Struthers in Northeast Ohio, voters turned out in droves for Donald Trump, saying they believed his business acumen would enable him to restart the region’s creaky economy.
“He’ll be able to bring the jobs back,” said Tom Antonucci, a 59-year-old former aluminum plant laborer who sported a Trump T-shirt beneath and a gold chain with a “911” pendant.
Like others here, Mr. Antonucci recalled the sudden loss of thousands of steel and other manufacturing jobs in the late 1970s, which the Youngstown region midway between Cleveland and Pittsburgh, once referred to as the Steel Valley, never fully recovered from.
Mr. Antonucci, a registered Democrat who voted for Ronald Reagan, said he had faith in Mr. Trump’s management skills. As for Hillary Clinton, he said, “She’s a liar.”
Others voiced anger at Mrs. Clinton for her tenure as secretary of state and handling of issues like the 2012 terrorist attack in Benghazi, Libya, that killed four Americans.
“I spent 18 years defending this country. Do you think I’m going to turn it over to a murdering thief,” said Gene Apgar, 59. Mr. Apgar said he served in the Marines, Army and Air Force during his military career, including in Iraq in 2004 and 2005.
Mr. Apgar said he was deeply troubled by Mrs. Clinton’s handling of the Benghazi attack and its aftermath. “She can’t be trusted,” he said.
He predicted a Trump victory in Ohio. “You see 10 or 12 Trump signs for 1 Hillary sign,” he said. “All the Hillary signs you see are ‘Hillary for prison.'”
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