Obama's Support Faltering In Iowa

Townhall.com ^ | January 1, 2012 | Salena Zito

[Gaffer]

This is just another thinly-disguised puff piece for the “sensible vote for Romney”. I don’t believe this, not even for a minute. Liberal ideologues don’t throw their spots like that, especially 2nd generation or more constituents. You can bet your a$$ this guy will vote for Obama over Romney.

[Gaffer]

...His family spent a combined 85 years working at the Maytag plant. "Three generations in Newton," he said. "Now it is Maytag made in Mexico."....

Perhaps because his family spent 85 years collectively gang-banging Maytag while their Union held Maytag down?

[central_va]

Maytag chose to move to Mexico? Why? There are 22 right to work states they could have moved to. Maytag is no hero.

[Savage Beast]

"I guess you could say I have seen the light."

Some see it faster than others. Some never see it. The speed with which one sees the light is directly proportional to one's intelligence.

[jjotto]

I agree. To start the selection process, one of the Carolinas (I love SC) would be great, along with a western state. I do like the caucus idea, where people have to face each other.

There is a pleasure, however, in forcing all those pretentious media-types to traipse around Hicksville in winter for a few months!

[Gaffer]

Unionized?

[chainsaw]

His vote will go for Mitt Romney.

The only thing changed here is skin color.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Maytag didn't move to Mexico. The company went bankrupt and the name was sold to another appliance maker.
In retrospect, it would be hard to say if management or the labor union contributed more to Maytag's collapse.
The company brought in a series of GMs who knew nothing about appliances, Maytag's strengths or living in a rural community. Virtually every move they made turned into a fiasco.
The union never gave an inch when Maytag could have used some relief. A guy from my high school class became a union steward at Maytag and he always said his job was to hold his foot firmly on management's neck. Looks as if he finished the job.

[Brent Calvert 03969-030]

Iowa is a right-to-work state, and you are correct, Maytag is no hero.

Back to the jist of the article - my parents are lifelong Dems and are voting R this time around. Same with my sister and b-i-l. I know of 8 or 9 Obama voters in my inner circle that are voting R this time. None of them are involved enough to choose between the various R candidates, though. They will not caucus.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

Less than a year out, the president lacks a message

You are not paying attention, Selena. It's "screw the 'rich' and spread the wealth." Perhaps finally, after 12 years, it's time to retire "George Bush did it."

[LibLieSlayer]

maytag is now chicom owned.

LLS

[SoConPubbie]

On Tuesday he will caucus in a precinct right down the road from where he grew up. His vote will go for Mitt Romney.

Then he still has a brain full of mush.

He just went from Malto Meal to Oatmeal in terms of consistency.

[Huskrrrr]

My sister and her ultra-lib husband will not be putting an Obama 2012 sign on there front lawn, in Iowa, this year. They won’t be voting for Romney either...just waiting for the next Lib who will “get it right.”

[Darth Reardon]

Newton, Iowa, located farther south along I-80.

Townhall, figures. Gotta start checking the bylines before reading.

[upchuck]

maytag is now chicom owned.

Really? Are you sure?

My research indicates Maytag was bought out by Whirlpool in March, 2006. And Whirlpool is not a chicom company.

[Pappy Smear]

back to the jist of the article - my parents are lifelong Dems and are voting R this time around. Same with my sister and b-i-l. I know of 8 or 9 Obama voters in my inner circle that are voting R this time.

I don't know of anybody, and I have a hard time imagining there are many, people that are going to switch from R in 08 to D in 12. Of course there will be those that stay with 0bama--but really who that voted against 0 is going to switch to him this time around?

The question is, how many switchers will there be, and will they be in the spots to flip the election.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Whirlpool bought the equipment and the name, then closed the Newton, Iowa plant.

Maytag Dairy remains in Newton (one of the Maytag cousins) making blue cheese.

Another cousin is in San Francisco, owner of Anchor Steam Beer.

[Salena Zito]

I always pay attention. And it is Salena. Happy New Year. :)

[LibLieSlayer]

I was told this by a person that owns a local Appliance Parts center.

Looks like Whirlpool is chicom so that is why my friend that owns an appliance parts company told me that.

I can tell you that I have had 7 breakdowns of a Whirlpool washer new 1 year ago and a one month old Whirlpool refrigerator just started dumping water out of the water dispenser about an hour ago. I will never buy another Whirlpool product again... and I have used them for 30 years.

LLS

http://www.usatoday.com/money/world/2007-04-04-whirlpool_N.htm

“BEIJING — The Chinese call them “school fees.” American businessmen call them something less printable. They are the trial-and-error costs foreign businesses often pay when learning how to crack this irresistibly enticing marketplace — where 1.3 billion consumers await, plus a million challenges.
For U.S. home appliance giant Whirlpool, the past roller-coaster decade of China investment has proved “an expensive lesson,” admits Mark Hu, 54, Whirlpool's Asia vice president.

“But whatever the price is, it's worth the tuition,” Hu says.

After exiting two troubled joint ventures in China, executives at the Benton Harbor, Mich.-based company say they have graduated from their growing pains and overcome multimillion-dollar losses. The turnaround has been achieved by reducing an overambitious product lineup to focus on key strengths, by taking over joint ventures and by adapting their corporate culture to get closer to the Chinese consumer.”

[astounded]

...””I guess you could say I have seen the light,” he said.”....

Dumb as* college student sheep gave us Barack Obama. Now, their chickens have come home to roost. Maybe there is hope, but I would have to see proof that the morons have learned anything.