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‘People wanted change’: Scranton felt the pinch – but are Trump tariffs the answer?

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Donald Trump delivered arguably the most humiliating defeat to Joe Biden's administration in last year’s election in Scranton , Pennsylvania .

Some in the area not all of them Democrats say the local economy is great.

But some Republicans say the economy was the 800lb gorilla in the campaign.

Scranton 's economic boom and influx of new workers have exacerbated existing issues, such as the lack of affordable housing for lower-paid long-term residents.

Trump 's major policy plan to bring down prices has been to call for more oil drilling a plan some experts dispute will work.

Republican voters are warming to the economy under Trump , according to early polling.

Joe was too old and I didn’t feel like Harris had the answers. But I can’t stand Trump , and we’ll kick him out too if things don’t get better.”.

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77

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73

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65

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informal

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English

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39

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