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Rust Belt auto workers, traditionally a cornerstone of the blue voter base, are increasingly leaning toward the Republican Party in a significant political realignment that is frustrating Democrats.

For people like Brian Pannebecker, founder of Auto Workers for Trump 2024, the change isn't all that surprising.

“The mainstream media is a little late,” he said on FOX Business’ “The Bottom Line” Tuesday.

“This has been going on since the 1980s. Ronald Reagan and the Reagan Revolution gave Macomb County, where I'm from, the political nickname 'Home of the Reagan Democrats,' and then all the UAW members jumped in and voted.” “For Ronald Reagan, and he won in a landslide . “So this has been going on for 40 years,” he continued, referring to the 1984 presidential election in which President Reagan emerged with a victory in 49 states.

Despite the United Auto Workers Union board's decision to support Vice President Kamala Harris this election cycle, many auto workers like Pannebecker are supporting former President Trump.

Some are determined by factors such as the economy or energy policy. Others are concerned about Harris' support for electric vehicles (EVs) or even longstanding trade policies that they say have negatively impacted their industry.

“Democrats have been moving our jobs to Mexico and China for over 40 years, so that process has just reached its peak with Donald Trump, and he speaks our language. He knows what we want to hear, what he will protect.” “We will vote for our industry in large numbers before it disappears completely,” said Pannebecker.

This is an excerpt from an article by Taylor Penley of Fox Business