A Democrat Explains Why She’s Voting For Donald Trump
DUBUQUE, Iowa -- She once voted for Hillary Clinton, but now she’s supporting Donald Trump.
Rebecca Thoeni says the real estate mogul and presidential candidate is speaking truths no other politician -- of either party -- is offering right now. And it is his uncharacteristic bluster that made her bolt the Democrats in favor of the Grand Old Party.
“He’s down to earth and seems to have a lot of common sense, which is lacking. I just like him. I think he really stirred the people up,” said Thoeni, who huddled with approximately 800 other people at an outdoor Trump rally on Saturday, a chilly winter day in January. The venue was none other than a hangar at the Dubuque airport, the classiest of locations, if only because it provided the best view of Trump’s arrival in a Boeing 757 jet emblazoned with his name.
“I like how he wants to take back our country. That’s the main thing; it’s our country. And the respect. We’re getting screwed over,” she added.
Thoeni works at an electronics manufacturing firm in Dubuque, a city of approximately 60,000 people located along the Mississippi River, at the junction of Iowa, Illinois and Wisconsin. She says the city is suffering from a stagnant economy, and is disappointed with Democrats for failing to adequately turn things around. When Trump, a wealthy businessman who espouses protectionist economic policies, rails against nations like Mexico and China, Thoeni says she can relate.
“People at the company I work for, they lost their jobs. They’re sending those jobs to China,” she said.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/democrat-voting-donald-trump_us_56ad5d02e4b0010e80ea6021?
My favorite line from the article - “He seems like such a young man. He seems my age," she said of the 69-year-old businessman. "He’s got a full head of hair."
DUBUQUE, Iowa -- She once voted for Hillary Clinton, but now she’s supporting Donald Trump.
Rebecca Thoeni says the real estate mogul and presidential candidate is speaking truths no other politician -- of either party -- is offering right now. And it is his uncharacteristic bluster that made her bolt the Democrats in favor of the Grand Old Party.
“He’s down to earth and seems to have a lot of common sense, which is lacking. I just like him. I think he really stirred the people up,” said Thoeni, who huddled with approximately 800 other people at an outdoor Trump rally on Saturday, a chilly winter day in January. The venue was none other than a hangar at the Dubuque airport, the classiest of locations, if only because it provided the best view of Trump’s arrival in a Boeing 757 jet emblazoned with his name.
“I like how he wants to take back our country. That’s the main thing; it’s our country. And the respect. We’re getting screwed over,” she added.
Thoeni works at an electronics manufacturing firm in Dubuque, a city of approximately 60,000 people located along the Mississippi River, at the junction of Iowa, Illinois and Wisconsin. She says the city is suffering from a stagnant economy, and is disappointed with Democrats for failing to adequately turn things around. When Trump, a wealthy businessman who espouses protectionist economic policies, rails against nations like Mexico and China, Thoeni says she can relate.
“People at the company I work for, they lost their jobs. They’re sending those jobs to China,” she said.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/democrat-voting-donald-trump_us_56ad5d02e4b0010e80ea6021?
My favorite line from the article - “He seems like such a young man. He seems my age," she said of the 69-year-old businessman. "He’s got a full head of hair."
