>jobs that pay well but don't require college degrees or a ton of specialized training. This is my thinking as well because this demographic is most likely a s

>jobs that pay well but don't require college degrees or a ton of specialized training. This is my thinking as well because this demographic is most likely a swing voter. College educated white collar types most likely have a lifelong party affiliation and don't swing their vote, but this demographic often doesn't as they aren't typically political. Its easier to blame cheap manufacturing overseas than to admit that our own homegrown automation is to blame here. Everyone pretending automation isn't eating the world is something every politician and every party world-wide seems to have in common, at least or now. Lastly, there's a puritan ethic at work here. Manufacturing, as well as farming, is hard work that brings tangible and easy to understand results. Politicians can talk about those jobs and farmers with no controversy compared to praising a hedge fund manager or an investment group that created vast amounts of wealth and jobs. Its politically incorrect to praise the wealthier people in society, even though they're the ones responsible for much of the economy. Election season tends to bring out the myth that the economy is run by hard working men in overalls sweating to produce value, when its really run in swanky offices by people engaging in fairly technical disciples. One of the big problems with democracy or at least the demagogy needed to win an election is that you often can't talk about how things really work as its seen as too elitist, technical, or just confusing. So certain classes of people are seen a virtuous like teachers, farmers, or line workers and anything having to do with big business or finance is instantly vilified. So we have these elaborate lies and strange incentives (fight for manufacturing? why?) to make sure no one gets offended or feels inferior.