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They wanted disruption in 2016. Now they're Trump defectors
Shawna Jensen’s moment of reckoning came in March, as she sat in her suburban Fort Worth, Texas, living room next to her fireplace. Her laptop was open to a Zoom happy hour with five girlfriends. She sucked in a breath, gripping her glass of red wine. “Hey, guys, I gotta tell you something,” she said. The women, all white, Republican, suburban moms, stared back at her. Jensen’s heart raced. How would they react? What would they think? She never dreamed she would utter these words aloud. “I’m not voting for Trump this year. My heart will not let me do it. I can’t vote for someone who is that...…Shawna Jensen’s moment of reckoning came in March, as she sat in her suburban Fort Worth, Texas, living room next to her fireplace. Her laptop was open to a Zoom happy hour with five girlfriends. She sucked in a breath, gripping her glass of red wine. “Hey, guys, I gotta tell you something,” she said. The women, all white, Republican, suburban moms, stared back at her. Jensen’s heart raced. How would they react? What would they think? She never dreamed she would utter these words aloud. “I’m not voting for Trump this year. My heart will not let me do it. I can’t vote for someone who is that...WW…
In this conservative Florida retirement community, support for Trump may be waning
AdvertisementBy Associated PressMay 15, 2020 at 4:33 pmSUN CITY CENTER — President Donald Trump’s path to reelection runs through places like Sun City Center, a former cow pasture south of Tampa, Florida, that’s now home to a booming retirement community. But some residents in this conservative swath of America’s premier battleground are growing restless.Irvin Hilts is among them. The 72-year-old retiree voted for Trump in 2016 but has grown frustrated with the tumult surrounding his administration. His support for Trump collapsed entirely amid the coronavirus pandemic, which Hilts blames...…AdvertisementBy Associated PressMay 15, 2020 at 4:33 pmSUN CITY CENTER — President Donald Trump’s path to reelection runs through places like Sun City Center, a former cow pasture south of Tampa, Florida, that’s now home to a booming retirement community. But some residents in this conservative swath of America’s premier battleground are growing restless.Irvin Hilts is among them. The 72-year-old retiree voted for Trump in 2016 but has grown frustrated with the tumult surrounding his administration. His support for Trump collapsed entirely amid the coronavirus pandemic, which Hilts blames...WW…
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