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>From AAM

 

POLL: Decline of Manufacturing Jobs, Loss of Global Economic Standing, and
Fears About China are Top Voter Concerns

Loss of Manufacturing Jobs Outweighs Concerns on Health Care Cost,
Immigration, Terrorism

 

WASHINGTON, DC. - A June 2010 bipartisan poll
<http://www.americanmanufacturing.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/1
0pre607-aam-f2-short.pdf>  conducted by Mark Mellman and Whit Ayres shows
that going into the 2010 election cycle, both Democrats and Republicans face
a deeply unhappy electorate who are unified in their concern over the loss
of American manufacturing jobs and the lack of work being done on the issue
by Congress. When asked about prospective economic solutions,
pro-manufacturing policies won overwhelming support across demographics
including non-union households, independents, union households and Tea Party
supporters.  

 

The responses in the poll echo a June 21, 2010 article in the Financial
Times
<http://www.ft.com/cms/s/af2219cc-7c86-11df-8b74-00144feabdc0,Authorised=fal
se.html?_i_location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2Faf2219cc-7c86-11
df-8b74-00144feabdc0.html&_i_referer=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.americanmanufacturing.
org%2Fnewscenter%2Fnews%2F> , which quotes a projection that in 2011 the
United States will lose its status as top nation in factory production to
China, "thus ending a 110 year run as the number one country."

 

"This is a blunt message for Washington. A majority of likely voters say the
U.S. no longer has the world's strongest economy, and that Washington isn't
doing enough to promote manufacturing despite the contributions this sector
makes to America's economic security, our independence and our ability to
stay ahead of global competition," said AAM Executive Director Scott Paul.

 

In the poll
<http://www.americanmanufacturing.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/1
0pre607-aam-f2-short.pdf> of 1000 likely general election voters, "We have
lost too many manufacturing jobs" is the top concern among independents and
working class voters, even compared to government debt, loss of life in Iraq
and Afghanistan, the high cost of health care, illegal immigration or
terrorism.  For the full poll results, click here.
<http://www.americanmanufacturing.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/1
0pre607-aam-f2-short.pdf>  
 
Other highlights from the poll include:

 

.             A majority believe the U.S. no longer has the world's
strongest economy-a title they want to regain
.             Voters are anxious about the economy-specifically China debt,
spending and loss of manufacturing
.             86% of voters want Washington to focus on manufacturing, and
63% feel working people who make things are being forgotten while Wall
Street and banks get bailouts
.             Two-thirds of voters believe manufacturing is central to our
economic strength, and 57% believe manufacturing is more central to our
economic strength than high-tech, knowledge or financial service sectors
.             Across all demographics, voters' economic solutions center on
trade enforcement, clean energy, tax credits for U.S. manufacturing and
replacing aging infrastructure using American materials, a surprising
overlap between Tea Party supporters, independents, non-union households and
union households. 

 

Click here
<http://www.americanmanufacturing.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/1
0pre607-aam-f2-short.pdf>  for the full poll results.

Click here <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HtT1uNEYBI>  to view an
informational video.

 

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