Patience thin in Arizona
By Eric Bradner, CNN
Updated 4:01 PM ET, Mon August 7, 2017
... Priorities USA invited CNN to observe the focus groups on the condition that the participants be described by their voting history and affiliation and the groups into which they fit rather than using their names. Each of the three focus group discussions -- one of Republicans, one of millennials and one of Hispanic voters -- lasted two hours.
The Phoenix focus groups, as well as earlier groups in Orlando, Florida, and Cleveland, Ohio, reflected a drop in support for Trump among independents and moderate Republicans.
The Republican group in Phoenix reflected a sense that Trump's allegiances aren't with the middle class. Nine in 10 said he sides with corporations over regular people. Everyone in this focus group said congressional Republicans side with corporations, as well, while eight of the 10 said Democrats side with corporations.
Trump's pledges to overhaul US trade deals and stem the tide of outsourcing haven't come to fruition, the Republican voters said -- pointing to Indianapolis air conditioning manufacturer Carrier laying off hundreds of employees, as planned, despite Trump having declared victory in getting the company to keep some jobs in the United States rather than moving them to Mexico ...
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