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

Republicans face midterm backlash from factory workers squeezed out of jobs by Trump's tariffs
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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. The 62-year-old lost his job as a pro...

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