Miranda Blair didn’t vote for Donald Trump in 2016 because he scared her.

This week, she was wearing a bright red “Make America Great Again” hat as she waited in sub-freezing temperatures to hear him speak in Manchester, New Hampshire, as he rallied Republican voters to choose him as their nominee.

A lot happened in between to change Ms Blair’s thinking.

“Just a few years ago under Donald Trump, I felt like I could afford groceries and bring my girls skiing, and do all the things we wanted to do,” she said.

The 40-year-old sales manager voted for Barack Obama, a Democrat, in 2008 and found Mr Trump’s lack of political experience disqualifying in 2016. Disliking the options, she didn’t vote that year.

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        8 months ago

        Maybe that’s why they support Trump because “the other side” doesn’t listen to them or help them to understand why Trump isn’t going to help them.

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      8 months ago

      They’re doing exactly what they did in 2015. Endlessly talking about Trump. Regardless of what they say, it’ll be a billion dollars of free advertising for him.