that could not be more clear. those numbers have to change dramatically and quickly for donald trump to have a reasonable chance to win the next election. and there is nothing on the political horizon that likely to improve those numbers. donald trump ran for president claiming he would revive manufacturing in america when manufacturing was already doing reasonably well. today the washington post reports that thanks to donald trump s trade war, that he is losing. the u.s. manufacturing purchases index fell to 49.9 in august from 50.4 in july. that is the first time that that particular closely watched indicator has fallen below 50 since the first year of the obama presidency. american automobile manufacturers have overruled donald trump s misguided softening of emission standards for their fleets and have made a deal with the state of california for stricter regulation than the trump administration wants nationally. the state of california is, of course, the largest and most importan
57% say it s time for someone new. that could not be more clear. those numbers have to change dramatically and quickly for donald trump to have a reasonable chance to win the next election. and there is nothing on the political horizon that likely to improve those numbers. donald trump ran for president claiming he would revive manufacturing in america when manufacturing was already doing reasonably well. today the washington post reports that thanks to donald trump s trade war, that he is losing. the u.s. manufacturing purchases index fell to 49.9 in august from 50.4 in july. that is the first time that that particular closely watched indicator has fallen below 50 since the first year of the obama presidency. american automobile manufacturers have overruled donald trump s misguided softening of emission standards for their fleets and have made a deal with the state of california for stricter regulation than the trump administration wants nationally. the state of california is, of