Trump’s Rust Belt Revival is Fading. Will it Matter in 2020?

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Economic information is showing manufacturing jobs vanishing in Rust Belt states critical to the reelection prospects of President Donald Trump. In his 2016 campaign, Trump won such states and more in part with promises of a revival in the coal and steel industries. A year ahead of the 2020 election, both sectors are faltering. On Tuesday, another major mining firm, Murray Energy, filed for bankruptcy, sparking new worries in communities in Ohio, West Virginia and Kentucky.


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