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Or comments about americans clinging to their religion and their guns, the democratic party has in some cases had a history of offending in making why generalizations about people in middle america for the rust belt states and frankly i think joe biden is wise to reject that path and i think he is wise to take on some of the rhetoric. >> dana: you know vice president biden. he worked for him. i would imagine he was frustrated during the 2016 campaign when hillary clinton said the word deplorable...

With the president if the economy turns negative? he doesnt think so. >> we go belly-up i think its going to be a big difference. >> reporter: and trump voters say even if the economy turns bad they would still vote for the president. would you vote differently? >> not necessarily because i think the economy is always up and down. >> reporter: another question i asked the trump voters was there any democrats they might consider. i was actually giving a nod i thought to joe biden because after al...

>> reporter: so if i ask you about the economy, you say? >> i have some concerns. >> reporter: its directly related to how they see the president. jessica owns diskins saloon and shes a huge trump fan. >> i feel the country has become like a business. >> reporter: criminal defense attorney paul walker is definitely not for trump and he sees troublenk its going to, tn its going to turn on him. >> reporter: scranton is a factory town. jobs numbers are the highest theyve been in a decade, but there...

In the perception among voters as to how well they perceive this trump economy is doing. scranton, pennsylvania, home to the sitcom "the office," the birthplace of joe biden, in a state where white working class voters helped propel donald trump to victory. and if he hopes to win again, trumps chances may hinge on those same voters and the economy. so im here asking people how is the economy, and im getting two very different answers. >> yeah, i think things are definitely good. theres more jobs...

Can someone turn on the ac?! no? oh right... ...cause there isnt any. here- (vo) automatically sort your expenses and save over 40 hours a month. without you, we wouldnt have electricity. our hobby would be going to bed early. (vo) you earned it, were here to make sure you get it. (danny) its time to get yours! (vo) quickbooks. backing you. so pennsylvania turned red in 2016 helping donald trump win the election. but today rust belt voters are sharply divided on some key issues. cnns martin sa...

Right to law school. he 76 in the class of 85 students bid that the biden we thought we knew. what we didnt know is that while becoming an attorney, biden was also working deep underground. literally underground as a coal miner. streaked face and head lamp included. thats why hes caught some time still. all these years later, mining just takes it out of a man. listen to him explain. >> i hope you wont hold it against me, but i am a hard coalminer. anthracite coal, scranton, pennsylvania. thats w...

He graduated-76 in the class of 85 students bid that the biden we thought we knew. what we didnt know is that while becoming an attorney, biden was also working deep underground. literally underground as a coal miner. streaked face and head lamp include a pair thats what hes caught sometimes all these years later, mining just takes it out of the man. >> it you may be against me but i am a hard coalminer. anthracite school, current scranton, pennsylvania, pair thats where i was born and raised. a...

Workers in michigan temporarily and the presidents tariffs may be partially to blame. if the economy is the defining issue of the 2020 election, cnns martin savidge found there is a divide in the rust belt over whether the trump economy is working for everyone. >> reporter: scranton, pennsylvania, home to the sitcom "the office", the birthplace of joe biden, in a state where white working class voters helped propel donald trump to victory. and if he hopes to win again, trumps chances may hinge o...

Economy, you say? >> have some concerns. >> reporter: how people view the economy here is directly related to how they see the president. jessica stottman owns this saloon and shes a huge trump fan. >> did you like the fact he was a business man? >> yes. yes. that was one of the biggest things. i feel the country has become like a business. >> reporter: criminal defense attorney paul walker is definitely not for trump and he sees trouble ahead. >> and if this economy turns like i think it is goi...

Going with that theory. >> and david, the theory, part of the theory here is that joe biden more than a coastal liberal can win the key swing states in this election. >> florida is going to be a reach for them. north carolina that president obama won the first time is a real reach for them, so the rust belt is where theyve got to sort of take their stand and take those states back from president trump. and if you look at joe biden as the scranton, pennsylvania guy, whos who was popular because o...