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Mike and I sat on this bench and talked for a while this morning. A Trump 2016/Biden 2020 voter, I wanted to hear his story. #WalkCT #Middletown
1/ Here it is:
1/ Here it is:
2/ Mike is a lifelong Democrat, but felt like the economy was going nowhere and nobody had a good answer on how to deal with China. He knew we couldn’t bring all the jobs back, but we needed a strategy.
He thought electing “a businessman” would help. In 2016 he voted for Trump.
He thought electing “a businessman” would help. In 2016 he voted for Trump.
3/ But Trump’s bungling of COVID shocked Mike. “He’s up there telling us to inject disinfectant into our bodies!” He decided to give Biden a shot.
I just met Aretha, who lives in Hartford’s south end, during my walk across Connecticut. #WalkCT
1/ Let me tell you her story to provide some color on the reality of the new post-pandemic economy.
1/ Let me tell you her story to provide some color on the reality of the new post-pandemic economy.
2/ For years, she was employed as a food service worker at the Department of Motor Vehicles in Wethersfield. It was a good paying, full time job, just a bus ride from her home.
Last year, when DMV employees began working from home, she got laid off.
Last year, when DMV employees began working from home, she got laid off.
3/ Aretha liked that job, so she stayed on unemployment hoping she would be rehired. But when that didn’t happen, she started furiously looking for work.
Sure, she still had unemployment, but she WANTED to work. Especially since she knew UI wasn’t forever.
Sure, she still had unemployment, but she WANTED to work. Especially since she knew UI wasn’t forever.
