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Gary Winslett: The American Dream Has Migrated South

Middlebury professor Gary Winslett argues the South—not China—poached the Rust Belt’s manufacturing base by out-competing it on policy.

Reason

'A big missing part of the story' — Rust Belt vs. Sun Belt in the battle for U.S. manufacturing jobs

"The Rust Belt’s manufacturing decline isn’t primarily about jobs going to Mexico. It’s about jobs going to Alabama, South Carolina, Georgia and Tennessee."

Fortune

The South Stole Your Job

Plus: Tulsi does Trump's bidding, a new front opens in New York's war on weed, and more...

Reason

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Rivals Race To Tape As US Election Heads To Photo Finish

Kamala Harris targets the Rust Belt while Donald Trump heads to the biggest US swing states Sunday in a frantic last push, less than 48 hours before Election Day in the historically close campaign.

International Business Times

Rust Belt voters aren’t all white, but election coverage of the region often ignores the concerns of people of color there

Every four years, national media turn their attention to the Rust Belt, a term that describes Midwestern industrial and manufacturing states whose economies were decimated by the decline of those industries in the 1970s. This region contains the coveted states of Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania.

The Conversation

Harris Slips in the Rust Belt States as Donald Trump Takes Slim Lead in Michigan, Poll Finds

The threat of war in the Middle East is now a top concern in the region, with Trump ahead on the issue in Wisconsin and Michigan, Quinnipiac University found

Latin Times

Tim Walz and JD Vance were both picked to win the Rust Belt. What sets them apart?

America’s two vice presidential nominees have widely differing ideas about how to win the Rust Belt

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Revenge of the Rust Belt: The surprising forces that have made the Midwest the hottest housing market around

According to American Enterprise Institute data, eight of the nine cities achieving the highest appreciation in housing prices for the 12 months ended Aug. 31 hail from the Midwest.

Fortune

Trump slams Fox News’ Laura Ingraham over ‘hit piece’ saying DeSantis would do better against Biden than him

Former president shared his own polls suggesting he was the favorite in the Rust Belt

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