{"id":1006122,"date":"2019-07-26T20:00:40","date_gmt":"2019-07-26T20:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/?p=1006122"},"modified":"2024-05-23T20:04:01","modified_gmt":"2024-05-23T20:04:01","slug":"across-the-battlegrounds-democrats-kick-off-campaign-to-undercut-trumps-economic-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/across-the-battlegrounds-democrats-kick-off-campaign-to-undercut-trumps-economic-record\/","title":{"rendered":"Across The Battlegrounds: \u201cDemocrats Kick Off Campaign To Undercut Trump\u2019s Economic Record\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ahead of the Democratic debate in Detroit, Democrats and local leaders across the battlegrounds<\/span> have been hammering Trump\u2019s record of broken economic promises: higher health care costs, lost jobs and a tax scam that only helps the wealthy and well-connected.<\/p>\n

The DNC also released new research briefs, detailing Trump\u2019s economic record in AZ<\/a>, FL<\/a>, MI<\/a>, NV<\/a>, OH<\/a>, PA<\/a> and WI<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Polling confirms Trump\u2019s vulnerability on this critical issue: recent polls show that only 5%<\/a> say Trump\u2019s economic policies help \u201cpeople like me,\u201d a majority<\/a> say the president\u2019s policies help \u201cpeople with more money\u201d or \u201cno one,\u201d only 11%<\/a> say their salaries have outpaced their costs and four in 10<\/a> say they could not afford an emergency expense of $1,000.<\/p>\n

See the coverage for yourself:<\/p>\n

Bloomberg: Democrats Kick Off Campaign to Undercut Trump\u2019s Economic Record<\/a>. Democrats are launching a campaign in seven battleground states to make the case against Donald Trump\u2019s economy […] \u201cTrump promised he\u2019d fight for working families. Instead, he is putting their economic security at risk. Health care costs are out of control; factories are closing; and his tax scam is only helping the wealthiest few,\u201d DNC Chair Tom Perez, a former U.S. Labor secretary, said in a statement. \u201cAs the rich get richer, working families have only fallen further behind.\u201d<\/p>\n

(WI) Fox 6: National, State DNC members in Milwaukee say Pres. Trump is not working for Wisconsin.<\/a> Members of the Democratic Party say President Donald Trump is not working for Wisconsin. “This president has kicked Wisconsin working families to the curb,” said Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez.<\/p>\n

(WI) Journal Sentinel: Tom Perez knocks Donald Trump.<\/a> Perez and others took some shots at Trump over dairy issues. Nearly 700 dairy farms shut down in the state last year. During an appearance in Milwaukee Friday Trump said, “Some of the farmers are doing well. … We’re over the hump. We’re doing really well.” “Wisconsin led the nation in farm bankruptcies,” Perez said. “How can you be over the hump? I thought he was smoking some hemp when he said they were over the hump.”<\/p>\n

(WI) WDJT: DNC Chairman Perez lays out strategy for Dems to win Wisconsin in 2020.<\/a> Perez says healthcare and Trump’s track record on farming will be key to democratic strategy in the state.<\/p>\n

(WI) WISN: DNC chairman: Party of Lincoln replaced by party of Trump<\/a>. National Democratic Party Chairman Tom Perez talked about issues but focused heavily on President Donald Trump Thursday morning. He said Democrats offer better alternatives and are leading on issues like health care and the economy.<\/p>\n

(OH) The Vindicator: Valley Dems to Trump: You broke promises.<\/a> On the two-year anniversary of Donald Trump\u2019s rally at the Covelli Centre, in which he urged people \u201cdon\u2019t sell your house\u201d because jobs were returning, Democrats criticized the Republican president for breaking his promises to the area. Braylin Rushton of Campbell, a laid-off Lordstown General Motors worker, said when Trump gave tax cuts to the wealthy and to corporations, he \u201cmade it easy\u201d for GM to idle the local plant.<\/p>\n

(OH) WKBN: Laid-off GM workers, Democratic leaders want Trump to visit Valley<\/a>. They claim the president has broken promises that he would bring jobs to the area and they want him to see the impact\u2026 The protesters accused the president of breaking promises that he would fight for local workers.<\/p>\n

(OH) WTRF: Protesters from Ohio GM plant sound off over President Trump\u2019s visit to Wheeling<\/a>. The group\u2013 which is made up of people affected by the closure of Lordstowns GM Plant\u2013 started their protest just a short time ago at Heritage Port. They say the President promised to bring their jobs back to Lordstown two years ago and has not delivered.<\/p>\n

(OH) WFMJ: Ohio Democratic Party Chairman calls out Trump’s broken promises in Youngstown<\/a>. Ohio Democrats are using President Trump’s own words to dramatize what they say are broken promises he made in Ohio […] Pepper was joined by a small group of supporters who were holding a banner containing another Trump quote, “It really doesn’t matter,”\u00a0 after GM idled the Lordstown plant.<\/p>\n

(OH) WTOV: Protesters rallying ahead of Trump visit to Wheeling<\/a>. A group of Ohioans affected by the Lordstown GM Plant closure held a rally at Heritage Port\u2026 Current and former employees spoke out, saying the president had not followed through on his promises to bring jobs back to the Mahoning Valley area.<\/p>\n

(OH) The Wheeling Intelligencer: Ahead of Trump Visit, Ohio Dems, Autoworkers Come to Wheeling to Express Disappointment With President<\/a>. With General Motors\u2019 Lordstown plant announcing its closure last November, many employees felt slighted when Trump\u2019s response was, \u201cIt doesn\u2019t really matter,\u201d saying he felt Ohio would replace those jobs in a heartbeat. The plant closed in March.<\/p>\n

(MI) Michigan Advance: Rust belt leaders rip Trump for \u2018selling out\u2019 workers<\/a>. Kildee pointed out that Trump campaigned in Warren, Mich., in 2016 and pledged to \u201cbring back auto jobs\u201d and that \u201cyou won\u2019t lose one plant.\u201d \u201cHis pledge is exactly what workers have come to expect from Trump: One broken pledge after another,\u201d said Kildee.<\/p>\n

(FL) Florida Politics: Democrats decry Donald Trump\u2019s \u2018broken economic promises\u2019 to Florida<\/a>.\u00a0 A report released Tuesday spotlights problems with Florida\u2019s economy, laying the blame for \u201cbroken economic promises\u201d at the feet of President Donald Trump. \u201cDonald Trump\u2019s broken promises on the economy is a major weakness for his campaign in Florida. His health care agenda spikes costs and guts coverage protections for people with preexisting conditions, while his tax scam is only helping corporations and the wealthiest few at the expense of working families,\u201d the memo charges.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ahead of the Democratic debate in Detroit, Democrats and local leaders across the battlegrounds have been hammering Trump\u2019s record of broken economic promises: higher health care costs, lost jobs and a tax scam that only helps the wealthy and well-connected. 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