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Trump takes aim at EV industry during speech to Michigan Republicans (thehill.com)

submitted 1 year ago by ffmike@beehaw.org to c/environment@beehaw.org

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A sad reminder that the MAGA wing of the Republican party continues to be against most anything that can actually help turn around climate change.

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[–] SmolderingSauna@midwest.social 2 points 1 year ago

Blue collar workers in Michigan are not the Blue Wall they once were (just over half ~56% voted for Biden over Trump in 2020, better than what Hillary got at ~53% - but in the good old days, that would have been close to 100%) And they're <15% of those who are employed in the state now compared to >25% as recently as 1989.

https://www.newsweek.com/joe-biden-increased-share-michigan-union-vote-1545097

https://www.bls.gov/regions/midwest/data/unionmembershiphistorical_michigan_table.htm