I figured they were just suckers for factory tours, or at least photos ops with the "working man". Also, a lot of the Left longs for the days of big factories

I figured they were just suckers for factory tours, or at least photos ops with the "working man". Also, a lot of the Left longs for the days of big factories and big union collective bargaining that could raise the wages a lot of people quickly. It's a great thing to point to with good economies of scale. Globalization has made this a mostly untenable strategy, but the longing remains.