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Republicans face midterm backlash from factory workers squeezed out of jobs by Trump’s tariffs

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Once solid Republican races are now up for grabs next month in Iowa, Michigan, Pennsylvania and other places that have lost factory jobs.

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  1. NBC Los Angeles

    GOP candidates face backlash as workers squeezed out of jobs by Trump's tariffs (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    President Donald Trump speaks during an event to announce new tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House, Wednesday, April 2, 2025, in Washington.

  2. Anchorage Daily News

    Republicans face midterm backlash from factory workers squeezed out of jobs by Trump’s tariffs (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Once solid Republican races are now up for grabs next month in Iowa, Michigan, Pennsylvania and other places that have lost factory jobs.

  3. Fortune

    Trump’s tariffs forced U.S. factories to close down or lay off workers, and longtime GOP voters are revolting—’It was like taking a knife to the back’ (opens Fortune)

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    “So much for bringing jobs back,” Vandermeer said. Next month, he plans to vote straight Democrat in the midterms.

  4. AL.com

    Trump’s tariffs spark backlash among factory workers ahead of midterms (opens AL.com)

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    President Donald Trump's tariffs are turning factory workers against his Republican Party over fears the import taxes could lead to fewer jobs.

  5. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    GOP faces ire from workers who have lost jobs to tariffs (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    NEW YORK -- Republicans are confronting a backlash over the tariffs that President Donald Trump made a cornerstone of his economic agenda, promising that charging higher taxes on imports would spur a factory renaissance in the United States.

  6. Ricochet

    Cretinous Tariffs Update #108: Republicans Face Midterm Backlash from Factory Workers Squeezed Out of Jobs by Trump’s Tariffs (opens Ricochet)

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    The tariffs are working! NEW YORK (AP) — Nelson Vandermeer voted Republican for decades but balked at supporting President Donald Trump, fearing that the Republican’s plan for tariffs on imports would hurt workers more than help. Last year, Vandermeer’s premonition came true in a very personal way.

  7. PBS NewsHour

    Republicans face midterm backlash from factory workers over Trump's tariffs (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    President Donald Trump's tariffs are turning factory workers against his Republican Party over fears the import taxes could lead to fewer jobs instead of the manufacturing renaissance he promised.

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