“Follow the Money”… “It’s the economy”… “Always save for a rainy day”… “IT’S THE ECONOMY.” 

Poll after poll shows that, in the recent presidential primaries, Americans have been voting based on their thinning wallets.  And as AAM’s Town Hall meetings have made clear, voters are looking for candidates who will take strong action to strengthen American manufacturing—and save their factory jobs.

AAM Senior Analyst Kerri Houston discussed the projected impact of ongoing manufacturing losses in today’s Worldnet Daily.  Specifically, she cited a new AMM study that found the 24 “Super Tuesday” states have lost approximately 1,568,600 manufacturing jobs in the past seven years.  This is an especially troubling trend because manufacturing is the top contributor to the economies of 15 of these states.

In a further sign that jobs and the economy should be top-of-mind for voters on Super Tuesday, these 24 states have also lost a total of 914,400 jobs across all sectors between 2001 and 2006 as a direct result of the U.S. trade deficit with China, according to the Economic Policy Institute. 

It begins to seem very clear that, indeed, “It’s the Economy.”

A copy of AAM’s Super Tuesday alert, with a full breakout of job losses by state, is available here. 

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