Trump Gains Support From Teamsters, Who Normally Vote For Democrats

NPR ^ | March 7, 2016 | Steve Inskeep

[King of Florida]

Antonio Caracciolo is a member of the Teamsters local 282 in New York. He supports Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and tells Steve Inskeep why.

[Iron Munro]

I have never understood why any person working for a living and paying taxes would ever vote democrat.

The republicans are bad enough!

[JohnBrowdie]

if you lay down with union dogs, you get up with fleas.

[napscoordinator]

Yeah we know you hated president Reagan getting democrats too. We are reminded often. Funny how he turned out great even with those pesky voters.

[annieokie]

Your right there.....Unions backing a democrat? who would have thought?

[DoodleDawg]

I’m sure the Democrats are saving this for the fall but Trump’s hotel in Las Vegas is fighting the unionization of its workforce tooth and nail. He’s already lost a couple of rounds in court. No doubt the Democrats will use it to portray Trump as anti-union and it may cause some reconsideration of votes in the November.

[Mollypitcher1]

Me too.Trump appeals to basic American instincts. He is a natural born citizen leader. The only one available. All the others are politicians.

[OneVike]

Yup truly wish to compare Trump with Reagan. Get a grip of your sanity. Sheesh.

Look, I knew Reagan, and Trump is NOT Reagan!

[svcw]

Your statement makes no sense.

[OneVike]

Only in his second term.

They supported carter over Reagan in is first term.

[OneVike]

Yea, let’s ignore the little thing called the SCOTUS agreements.

Hell, at least the trains will run on time.

[usflagwaver]

Remember - In California, you must be a registered Republican to vote in the Presidential Primary. So, all the people that left the Republican Party and registered as No Party Preference, or Independent, or whatever, will not be able to vote for Trump, unless they re-register as a Republican.
The California Primary is June 7. I don't know the exact date, but it is usually about 30 days out from the election, for you to change your registration to Republican if you want to vote in the Republican Primary.
There is a good chance that in 2016, California might be a decision maker in the Presidential Primary. So, if you want to vote for Trump or one of the other Republican candidates, make sure you check on your registration.

[Sacajaweau]

Donald has created a third party within the Republican Party.

I'd say Reagan did the same thing.

[Ozymandias Ghost]

“Of course, most of trump’s support comes from democrats.”
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First of all MOST of Trump’s supporters are NOT Democrats; that assertion is not supported by numerous poll results and actual voting demographics in the various primaries/caucuses.

Secondly, please stop thinking so monolithically about all those who once considered themselves to be Democrats. We need those blue collar Reagan Democrats just as badly as Reagan did if we are to win against both our own corrupt establishment and the various minority voting blocks cobbled together by the Marxist’s now masquerading as the National Democrats!

To conclude on a positive note; I agree with and totally support your tag line!!!

[dynoman]

LOL!

[HiTech RedNeck]

Donald wears a flea collar

[OneVike]

I meant SCOTUS Appointments.

Too early and I am recovering fro food poisoning.

[The Iceman Cometh]

Apparently all they needed was the Clown to draw the crowds

If Trump is the clown, than what were McCain, Romney and Bush?

[moehoward]

“Of course, most of trump’s support comes from democrats.”

And yet he won the two bigger GOP only states on Saturday. hhmmmm.

[HamiltonJay]

This is the reality I’ve been trying to make folks understand, Trump is going to slaughter Hillary in the general, because he’s connecting with folks who would never think of voting for what the GOP has been putting up since Reagan.

The left has abandoned its base, just as much as the right has.... Trump is tapping into this in an amazingly effective way.

[napscoordinator]

You said trump is getting democrats. I just wanted to remind you that Reagan did to and he turned out great. Obama has made a mess of hard working families even democrats and they are sick of it. Everyone wants safety in this country except radical democrats who will vote for Hillary and Bernie. But normal working class democrats can vote for trump like they did Reagan.