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Maryann marsh is a principle at dewey square group. republicans, trump in particular, picked up blue collar voters in the rust belt. harley-davidson make a lot of their bikes there in wisconsin, a state that hillary clinton neglected. is this an issue, the trade issue, where democrats might find their way back into the good graces of blue collar workers? >> they could. these are some of the best paying jobs for blue collar workers that exist in the country. instead you have them moving their manufacturing abroad because trump's actions have added 2,200 to every harley-davidson motorcycle. what...

Think that if you think of copying or imitating my $200 billion threat of tariffs on you which is a response there matching the $50 billion trade tariffs that i had on you, all hell will break loose. trade will be a big issue in minnesota tonight. that's where we final connell mcshane on how that will likely play out. hi, connell. >> it's interesting. the trade issue has been divi dividing the republican party for some time. the coke brothers for years and years have just put their sizable fortune behind a multimillion dollar ad campaign, television and radio, designed to speak out about the p...

>> reporter: hartman hasn't forgotten that he and many of his employees here in pennsylvania helped elect president trump for the promise he made them, to keep the doors open at businesses like cheetah. >> he sold us on, i'm going to help you with that trade issue and people remember it. people in this factory remember it. you know, if we can't do something, whether it's this tariff or if it's something else to help us have a fair playing field, a level field with china, i'm not sure people are going to buy into it in four years. coming up, with the world cup under way in russia, a taxi rams...

Inflation is coming and this could lead to that. so i think it's very -- it's a moment for him, and we're not sure how this will end, and it's not going to be good. >> it's not just china. we have the aluminum tariffs. call it what you will. this is a soybean farmer in illinois to cnbc. i'm nervous to think about what will happen if it does go into effect. in the last three to five years, with the depressed farming economy the way it is, it can certainly hamper us even further. it kind of scares me, to be honest. >> he said, i'm going to help with that trade issue. people remember it. people i...

I would say you showed a number of members, you showed the south carolina race and some other races. essentially what i've noticed is the people who are running for office who are doing a full bear hug on the president -- >> are doing well. >> yes, in their primaries. again, i come from a district -- i came from atrict in the northeast that was a swing district and i talked to a lot of members in those marginal and swing districts i would not be wise strategy to say you're going to be a rubber stamp for the administration. if you're running for the office and of the same party for the presiden...