Truckers voted for Donald Trump in droves. Now, they say his trade war is 'killing' their ability to

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

make a living.

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Morris Coffman has been a truck driver for 35 years. And he's been a conservative for even longer than that -- his whole life.

"That said," Coffman told Business Insider, &quot President Donald Trump) is absolutely a moron. His idiotic ideas will tank the economy even further."

Truckers, like Coffman, lean conservative. A Verdant Labs analysis of Federal Elections Commission data found that nearly three-quarters of truck drivers are Republican - one of the most conservative jobs in America along with surgeons and farmers.

And truck drivers supported Trump in droves, according to an Overdrive magazine survey from 2016. Around 75% said they planned to vote for Trump, up from 66% who supported Sen. Mitt Romney, the Republican presidential nominee in 2012.

But a sharp downturn in the trucking industry coupled with a slew of tax changes have hampered their ability to make a living. And many connect those two trends to Trump's economic policies.

"He has not affected our business in a positive way," a truck driver who asked to be quoted anonymously out of fear that their small business would be afflicted. "He's killing our business. If consumers aren't buying, then there is no demand. This really isn't about my political leanings, it's pure business."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/truckers-voted-for-donald-trump-in-droves-now-they-say-his-trade-war-is-killing-their-ability-to-make-a-living/ar-AAG4VCS?li=BBnbfcN

[TheCowsCameHome]

1. Ye reap what ye sow

Sounds corny, but that's the way it is, guys.

[smirkymonkey]

2. Well, sucks to be you, dude.

Maybe next time you will think before you vote. I guess it's ok w/ you when other people get screwed, as long as it doesn't happen to you, right?

[ChubbyStar]

5. Or as my teen says SUCKS TO SUCK

[gopiscrap]

3. not a lot of sympathy here

they voted for the asshole, now they have to live with it

[stopbush]

4. Typical Rs. Don't care if R policies hurt people as long as it isn't them.

Selfish fucks.

[Maru Kitteh]

40. It wasn't just Rs. It was Susan Sarandon and her BernBro groupies too. They all fucked us over.

All of them (99.999999%) of them white. Easier to stand on principle when it's not your skin color being targeted in the scope of the rifle.

[Meadowoak]

6. Too much hate radio.

[underpants]

9. I don't know if that's the cause but it can't help

They've brainwashed themselves.

[Meadowoak]

20. Most truckers listen to AM hate radio, mainly because you can carry

The signal for hundreds of miles unlike FM which is only good for 40-60 miles. They do indeed get brainwashed with hate.

[Scurrilous]

22. Yep.

[Vinca]

7. Don calls them "Patriot Truckers" just like "Patriot Farmers."

[world wide wally]

8. Hey...

At least Trump is making more money.
Who would have ever thought that?

[durablend]

10. ...

Hey but at least you're sticking it to us libs!

[The Genealogist]

11. Around 75% said they planned to vote for Trump...

This is the likely, in large part, the result of driving a truck around listening to hour after hour of RW hatefest radio every day.

[uponit7771]

13. +1, "I'm going to vote for the guy who raised my taxes unnecessarily cause non-whites are scary !!"

Is about the bases of what these guys are saying

That truck driver number looks a lot like his national number for white men

[The Genealogist]

14. The most conservative member of my conservative family is

my first cousin's husband. He is completely loathsome and trashy. He spent many years as a trucker, no doubt drinking RW Kool-Aid the whole time.

[uponit7771]

16. +1, I've driven those rural highways and I can't get why there's no opposing stations there. Its lik

... the left just said screw it and pulled totally out of rural America

[lapfog_1]

28. nope... the extreme right bought up all of them

Air America tried... but the business model didn't sustain it. All of the good shows moved to podcasts.

[Beartracks]

31. I've heard that about the business model. How ..

... was it different than other radio?

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[lapfog_1]

33. under capitalized

mismanaged, couldn't sign up enough stations, hard to find a station to stream over the internet, etc.

[912gdm]

18. truckers hated Obama cause he restricted driving hours

per week from 80-something to 70. And mandated they take a break every so many hours to combat driver fatigue.. A lot of them tried to push themselves to the limit for the $$$, safety be damned. trucker radio programs became anti-obama overnight


eta: these are the same assholes that litter the sides of highways with piss jugs so they don't have to stop and loose money

[The Genealogist]

37. Tough crap if they don't like it

It may be more bucks for them to drive more hours, but at the cost of safety for the millions of others who use the roads.

[Andy823]

19. That was from 2016

from the article:

And truck drivers supported Trump in droves, according to an Overdrive magazine survey from 2016. Around 75% said they planned to vote for Trump, up from 66% who supported Sen. Mitt Romney, the Republican presidential nominee in 2012.

The article said a lot of truck drivers paid more in taxes because of trumps tax cuts. The weren't happy about that. They might not vote for a Democrat, but they might just sit home, that's OK too.

[The Genealogist]

38. Im fine with trump voters staying at home

In key states their staying home means less of a chance for him to win.

[llmart]

12. "This really isn't about my political leanings, it's pure business."

Way to try to cover yourself, dude.

Not working for me. You voted for him and probably GOP down the line, so suck it mister.

[NCjack]

15. Trump is called a moron by a moron (he voted for Trump). nt

[Coventina]

17. Yeah, well, maybe you shouldn't be so racist, then.

FOAD, idiots.

[demtenjeep]

21. womp womp

go cry to kelly ann


WE tried to tell you

[a kennedy]

23. To bad so sad.......

YA ARSEHOLES VOTED FOR HIM AND NOW WE ALL HAVE TO SUFFER FOR YOUR DAMN MISTAKE. Just vote for the Democrat this time ya blowhards, ugh.......

[ellie]

24. WHAT A SHAME

n/t

[Skittles]

25. awww, is Donald hurting the wrong people?

anyone who supported that fascist piece of shit makes me sick

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

36. Aaaand there it is. I've got a "Lil' Marco" sized violin for these goat fuckers.... nt

[CincyDem]

26. Hmmm. If only there was a way to know if Trump would screw over his voters.

Hmmm. How could someone have ever guessed that he wouldn’t deliver in his promises.

It’s not like he had a track record...

[comradebillyboy]

27. Bummer...

[VarryOn]

29. As someone in the business who talks to these guys almost every day...

I dont believe this. Obama was hardly popular amongst drivers due to his administration's efforts to reduce driving hours.

I know many of us here dont like them, and I do all I can to avoid discussing politics with them even though many times I'd LOVE to argue, but I need them. It's hard to replace them. You can piss one odd, and he can quit and find a new job in an afternoon.

Honestly, I love most of them; I just to stay away from politics. Even still, I'd rather hang out with a bunch of truck drivers than a bunch of white collars like myself any day.

[meadowlander]

35. More investment in green infrastructure, smartrail and driverless cars seems unlikely to appeal

regardless of the scales falling from their eyes about Trump.

[Beartracks]

30. Ah, but it *is* about political leanings, Mr. Trucker.

You always vote for those of a certain political leaning, but they do not always have your back. And in the case of Trump, it's him AND the whole damn Republican party that supports him and enables him, that do not have your best interests at heart. You all have been used -- conned into voting for this moron.

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[John Fante]

32. Deplorables having a sad? Good. Fuck 'em.

[Bluesaph]

34. Oh cry me a River

[lark]

39. Karma's a bitch and has come for them.

They earned every bad thing that happened to them by voting to put this lying, conniving, grifting, criminal traitor, misogynistic, racist buffoon in office. I hope their businesses fail if he steals a 2nd term, that too would be karma.