“Other than that, I am at a complete loss to explain Rubio’s exceptional performance tonight.”
Look at the demographics of Iowa
There are what 15 Blacks 25 Hispanics in the entire State?
It is probably one of the States least affected by the invasion.
It is also a State that would have little interest in manufacturing jobs, tariff wars or HB-1 Visas
3.4% black and 5.6% Hispanic.
>> There are what 15 Blacks 25 Hispanics in the entire State? <<
No, there is a large population of Hispanics, both legal and illegal, who man the beef-packing industry. Have you ever heard of Iowa Beef Company?
>> It is also a State that would have little interest in manufacturing jobs, tariff wars or HB-1 Visas <<
No manufacturing in Iowa? Have you ever heard of Whirlpool? Amana appliances? All in all, manufacturing jobs account for about 14% of Iowa’s employment.
And no interest in tariffs? Iowa farmers don’t just depend on ethanol. They have huge export markets for their grain, beef, etc. Trump’s brand of protectionism would clearly hurt them in those markets, due to international trade rules and the dangers of retaliation.
Ditto for Iowa manufacturers. They also have important export markets that could be cut off if a reckless, Trump-like set of protectionist measures should be adopted.