When I was growing up in and outside of Detroit, we used to drive past a Frito Lay plant going up and down I-94. I could literally smell the chips as I drove by. No more.
Now even though Allen Park was on the way to the city, in all my years I'd only met one person from there. Allen Park has got to be well over 70% white unless I really miss my mark. Working class, blue-collar town. Probably heavily catholic, and mostly ethnic white.
Of course for me it is easy to see why they lost their jobs, and who they should vote for in this election. While the President takes more credit (and more blame) for the economy than he probably should, his policies do have an effect. But what happens when the local context is so shaped by racial segregation? We know the answer to this one.
I would be surprised if Kerry gets more than 40% here. But I may be underestimating the power of the unions there.
Might be higher LKS,I was in the spa this guy was talking about his plight,recently laid off facing some medical problems.The conversation drifted to the election;damm he's voting for Bush ,why.He says to fight terroism,duh.
Posted by: tootsie at October 4, 2004 01:17 PMtootsie