2016 Presidential Election Approaches, And The Issue Of Jobs

The newly president elect, Donald Trump, has lead his campaign with a great emphasis on the campaign slogan of “Make America Great Again.” This phrase is used to represent a time much like what Putnam describes of his hometown of Port Clinton, Ohio. In the 1950s, Putnam’s hometown was the “embodiment of the American Dream,” a place in which all classes of people were able to live and grow together. In order to alleviate financial pressure from the lower classes, Trump states "In order to achieve the American dream, let people keep more money in their pockets and increase after-tax wages." Trump’s tax plan will exempt single adults whose income is equivalent $25,000 a year, or married adults who jointly earn less than $50,000 a year from paying income taxes. This plan does show favor to the individuals who reside in this tax bracket,

Trump, the poster boy for America’s most pressing problem - massive and escalating wealth and income inequality - is seen by millions as the man best suited to address this problem.

Her responses to these issues cannot be as vague as she has been and rather offer detailed solutions. As this candidate feels she can relate to more than fifty percent of Americas population, having been born into a “modest, middle-class family” and a mother and father who both worked full time that she best represents what American family’s want and need. (Fiorina) Fiorina is an advocate of growing the economy and reducing federal spending. She has repeatedly made this statement when addressing deficit and debt, but appears to contradict herself when speaking about jobs and “blames limited worker skills and government interference for high unemployment, and seeks to ameliorate the problem through jobs training, deregulation on businesses, and tax rate reductions.” (Carly Fiorina) Fiorina

By complimenting certain communities and groups of people, both candidates utilized peripheral routes to persuasion, as well as liking in the debate. Scarcity was highlighted when Trump complimented himself in regards to his business know-how, while condemning Clinton for lacking this knowledge, and Clinton also demonstrated this principle by acting more diplomatic than he was through her calm persona. By making investments in communities, Trump is hoping that the voters in these areas will express their gratitude by reciprocating their votes, and Clinton also hopes that middle class voters will do the same since she has helped to make employment more available in the past

If President Donald Trump’s actions and intents represent the opposite of economic logic, then what would lead 62,979,879 people to vote for him. Trump’s plan for winning has many parts, but for starters, he largely focused on reviving the lower and middle class’ hopes, spirits, and incomes. The first part of this plan regards the specific language that he utilizes when speaking to the non-wealthy Americans. He is notable for repeating statements such as, “America doesn’t have victories anymore” or “they’re laughing at us”. By utilizing statements such as these, Trump is appealing to his audience’s emotions and implementing scare tactics that will place the listener in a frightened state. He then paints himself as the answer to the fears that

One of the economic issues we see today in the United States is the unemployment rate. In the article "Why doesn't 4.9% unemployment feel great?" by Heather Long, she explains why even though unemployment rate has decreased, people still are not satisfied. For the first time since the great great recession in 2008, the employment rate has fallen below 5% in the United States. Obama says he does not get enough credit for creating 14 million jobs, and that we should be proud how long we have come after the biggest economic crisis since the 1930's. Long also refers to Bernie Sanders, a democratic candidate for the U.S. presidential election in 2016, who says that the economy is "rigged," and that the real rate is higher than 5% (Heather Long, "Why doesn't 4.9% unemployment feel great?").

Due to the nature of globalization, rural counties have been on a downward spiral for about several decades. Counties that have once relied on a single monoculture, such as farming and mining, have steadily seen those jobs lost due to foreign competition, automation, and agricultural consolidation (Greenblat). With each passing decade, job opportunities become scarcer, forcing people to either to leave their communities or to accept poverty. This can result in feeling of resentment towards to the in comparison prosperity of urban centers. During the campaign season, Donald Trump would directly appeal to these communities by addressing the fact the blue-collar employment has declined and spoke repeatedly of restoring jobs in the coal and steel industries and promising to renegotiate trade deals and change tax laws to discourage the outsourcing of jobs (Greenblatt). Just like Obama promised change during his presidential run, Donald Trump employed his own complain promises during his speeches. But the difference between the rhetoric of Obama and Trump, is that Donald Trump is specifically targeting a specific demographic with a specific purpose. When a presidential candidate e is specifically addressing your socio-economic status and actions to remedy it, it would be a wise decision to vote for your interests. In contrast, Barrack Obama’s rhetoric during the 2008 presidential election was geared more towards the broader issue of the great recession, an issue that negatively impacted the American electorate across the broader

In the article “The Brutal Economic Truth Behind the Rise of Trump” Anthony Mirhaydari sides with Donald Trump and discusses how he is a good candidate. He argues that although he may be loud, obnoxious, and have very radical foreign policy ideals he still is not an awful choice. He brings up the quotes, “It's the economy stupid” which was coined by James Carville during Bill Clinton's political campaign while he was running for president. He states how people will gravitate and make their main decisions on the economic policies of each candidate. He understands the self interest in human nature and how people want to secure their own personal economic situation before they deal with foreign affairs such as the immigration problem. People will almost always vote for who will help out their economic situation the best and the author feels that Trump has a solid plan and a good grasp of what the problem is.

Trump’s platform echoed James Baldwin’s assertion that “In the South an essential element in the identity of each race was they weren’t the other” (A Rap on Race, excerpt 9). Trump’s brand of populism attracted his discontented base of white middle-class voters who could, partly, at least, be defined by what they were not, namely immigrants and people of color. Thus, Trump lambasted immigrants and minorities to appeal to his base. As Ho points out, “economic populism mistakenly organizes around the fake culprit of reverse discrimination and special rights” (Ho 2018, 150). Populist sentiment united the Trump base by making them feel they had not had bad luck but had been ‘cheated’ out of opportunities. According to Ho, this proves problematic because many of Trump’s voters who believed other groups of people had an easier time getting hired are more likely to be racist towards these groups. As antagonisms between people of different identities and backgrounds increases, populism will continue to

As the 2016 Presidential Election starts to close in on the primaries, we are now beginning to see the front-runners in both political parties. Donald Trump, who has been far ahead of the other Republican candidates almost the entire race, seems more and more likely to snag the Republican nominee, while Bernie Sanders has continued to climb in the polls on the Democratic side. Whether the next President is going to be Donald Trump, Bernie Sanders, or another candidate, it is inevitable that they will have to come up with a plan for gun control, health care, and have a foreign policy that can deal with the problems we face today. As Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders both represent different parties, some of their ideas still overlap one

In the feature article “Trump a Blue-Collar Hero? Ask in a Blue-Collar Town”, Richard Fausset demonstrates an argument that arose in Youngstown between two men-colleagues when one of them found out that his friend is going to vote for Donald J. Trump but in spite of the fact that fellow was defending Mr. Trump the whole time. This is how emerged a question whether Mr. Trump should be a voice in a blue-collar town where a shrinking population and unemployment prevails. Along with critics about Youngstown, the writer narrates: “There is also a widespread belief that Mr. Trump is right when he says that the United States must renegotiate the terms of its trade with the world.” The writer also mentions the reason why musician Bruce Springsteen

This election, many people see a solution to this problem through Donald Trump’s political campaign on a platform of “Make America Great Again”. Trump is running, creating new jobs and improving the economy, which appeals to many people who are in the lower and middle classes who have been left behind by economic inequality. Trump’s largest base of support comes from white Americans who do not have a high school degree. This group usually has a very small income, if any at all, because they are less educated. In contrast, those with a college degree have a much easier experience finding work out of college. This means that those without a high school diploma are looking for economic change in order to gain an advantage and proceed with their economic pursuit of life, liberty, and happiness. Other groups with large support for Trump are people with mobile homes and “old economy jobs” which are, similarly, groups with lower incomes. Trump appeals to these groups such as the “old economy jobs” because they are losing their jobs as new technology emerges. As “old economy jobs” decline, the demand for new jobs increase; the creation of which Donald Trump endorses. Donald Trump is definitely not a traditional conservative, but he has the ability to attract these groups with his platform through his populist appeal. Thus, a person who is lower in the economic gap would lean towards a candidate such as

our newest president Trump stated about providing jobs for people equality. In the today’s politics, they

When first speaking, President Clinton spoke about the agent of change and how the United States should make change an ally and not an enemy. When referencing the presidency, Bill Clinton saw his stance as the lead facilitator in America’s desire to change. If anything were to change Americans needed to be more competitive in the century ahead, and, as president, he saw an opportunity to lead in a new direction of innovation, economic exuberance, and cultural progressiveness. President Clinton spoke about the strength of the American economy, but he also spoke on the roots of all that can be deemed “wrong” with the country. When he speaks of the failures of modern American business, inequality, and divisions amongst the citizens of the United States, this can be seen as the definition of the obstacles he wants to tackle as president. The biggest theme displayed in the earlier part of Clinton’s speech about his presidency was his desire of being a president for everyone. With the constant use of inclusive words

Donald Trump recently gave a speech discussing rising Radical Islamic Terrorism, immigration from the Middle East, and a need for a rise in national security while Manchester, New Hampshire on June 13th 2016. He centers his whole speech around discussing how bad a President his opponent, Hillary Clinton, would be in difficult times. Trump graduated from the Wharton School of Finance in 1968 with a bachelor 's degree in economics, and has become a very successful businessman. He’s the Republican nominee for this upcoming presidential election, and is a very controversial candidate and person. He has come under fire for many of his views that he discusses in his June 13th speech. While Trump does make some agreeably points, he renders his speech ineffective because of his heavy reliance on Clinton’s opinion to form his own. If Trump were to become President, his stance on important issues would need to be reached with careful consideration, and not just based on doing the opposite of his opponents.