Key swing state voters on Trump presidency

>> WHAT DO YOU THINK OF HIS
FIRST 100 DAYS?
>> HE'S SHAKING THINGS UP, I
LIKE IT.
>> HE'S NOT FAILING, BUT HE'S,
LIKE, STUCK IN A HARD SPOT.
>> I THINK WE'RE ALL SCREWED.
>> Reporter: THREE SWING STATES,
OHIO, MICHIGAN AND PENNSYLVANIA
AND THREE COUNTIES IN THEM
FLIPPING BY THE BIGGEST MARGIN
BLUE TO RED.
WHAT DO THEIR VOTERS THINK NOW?
>> I THINK HE'S SENDING THE
RIGHT MESSAGES IN A WAY, BUT HE
DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO KEEP HIS
MOUTH SHUT.
>> Reporter: TONY, THIRD
GENERATION FARMER AND NOW OWNER
OF VINEYARDS IN OHIO'S WINE
COUNTRY, A REGISTERED DEMOCRAT
WHO VOTED FOR TRUMP.
>> IS HE THE PERFECT GUY, NO,
HE'S NOT.
BUT HE'S --
>> BUT YOU VOTED FOR HIM.
>> HE WAS THE ONLY GUY THERE
THAT SHOWED SIGN OF CHANGE.
>> Reporter: NINE OHIO COUNTIES
FLIPPED FROM OBAMA IN 2012 TO
TRUMP IN 2016.
NONE BY MORE THAN HERE,
ASHTABULA COUNTY.
OBAMA EASILY BEAT ROMNEY HERE BY
NEARLY 13 POINTS.
TRUMP DID EVEN BETTER, BEATING
CLINTON BY NEARLY 19 POINTS.
THAT'S A WHOPPING 31.7-POINT
SWING.
>> I VOTED OUT OF REBELLION OF
WHAT'S HAPPENING IN WASHINGTON.
>> Reporter: A COMMON REFRAIN,
VOTER FRUSTRATION AND FIGHTING
BETWEEN DEMOCRATS AND
REPUBLICANS.
>> I'M NOT WILLING TO BEND ON
THAT.
>> Reporter: A NEW COUNTY
COMMISSIONER HERE SWEPT IN ON
THE TRUMP WAVE.
>> FIRST 100 DAYS IN OFFICE, HOW
IS HE DOING?
>> URBANM -- THAT IS A HARD
QUESTION.
>> Reporter: HE SAYS IT IS HIS
PROMISE OF JOBS ABOVE ALL THAT
TRUMP WILL BE JUDGED ON.
>> WE HAVE HAD A TOUGH TIME.
WE LOST A LOT OF MANUFACTURING
AND STINDUSTRY OVER THE YEARS.
>> Reporter: THEN THERE'S
TOURIST DESTINATION AND
FISHERMAN'S PARADISE, LAKE
COUNTY, MICHIGAN, SOLIDLY
DEMOCRATIC, AT LEAST IT WAS.
>> I'M A TRULY TRUMP BELIEVER.
>> I ENDED UP VOTING FOR TRUMP.
>> Reporter: 12 MICHIGAN
COUNTIES FLIPPED BLUE TO RED IN
2016.
LAKE COUNTY BY MORE THAN ANY
OTHER.
IN 2012, OBAMA BEAT ROMNEY HERE
BY JUST OVER FIVE POINTS.
IN 2016 TRUMP TROUNCED CLINTON
BY NEARLY 23.
A MASSIVE 28-POINT SWING.
>> WE'RE GOING TO CUT THIS TREE
DOWN AND --
>> Reporter: 37-YEAR-OLD SHAWN
HAD NEVER VOTED IN HIS LIFE EVER
UNTIL TRUMP'S PROMISE TO BRING
BACK JOBS AND FIX HEALTH CARE.
>> I TOOK IT AS MAYBE HE MIGHT
TRY TO DO LIKE CANADA, PAY A
LITTLE EXTRA IN TAXES AND GET
FREE HEALTH CARE FOR EVERYBODY
INSTEAD OF WHOEVER CAN AFFORD
IT.
>> Reporter: BRIDGET OWNS, COOKS
AND SERVES UP BEERS AND BURGERS
AT GOVERNMENT LAKE LODGE.
>> YOU LIVE UPSTAIRS?
>> CORRECT.
>> SO YOU'RE HERE 24/7?
>> YES.
>> Reporter: TRUMP'S PROMISE TO
LOWER TAXES AND CREATE JOBS GOT
HER ON BOARD.
>> HE'S VERY BUSINESS SAVVY, AND
THAT'S WHAT I FELT WE NEEDED TO
GET INTO OFFICE.
>> AND WHAT ARE YOU FEELING NOW
100 DAYS IN?
>> I LIKE IT.
I MEAN, HE'S DEFINITELY
ECCENTRIC.
I'M NOT A FAN OF THE TWITTER AND
ALL THAT KIND OF STUFF, BUT I
DON'T CARE.
>> Reporter: JOHN IS THE LOCAL
TREE TRIMMER AND THE ONLY
DEMOCRAT TO SURVIVE A CONTESTED
RACE IN LAKE COUNTY.
>> OUT OF 848 VOTES, I WON BY
13.
>> LUCKY 13.
>> LUCKY 13.
>> Reporter: HE CAN'T ACCOUNT
FOR WHY THE COUNTY WENT SO HARD
FOR REPUBLICANS.
>> THIS IS A DEMOCRATIC COUNTY.
>> IT HAS BEEN FOR DECADES.
>> WHAT HAPPENED?
>> I'M NOT -- THAT'S A TOUGH
QUESTION REALLY.
>> Reporter: DONNA FEATHERSTONE,
A RETIRED LONG HAUL TRUCK DRIVER
NOW SCOOPS ICE CREAM.
THE INDEPENDENT VOTER HAS NO
HEALTH INSURANCE.
SHE SHE'S TRUMP SCARES HER
BUT --
>> IF THEY CAN GET THINGS DONE,
I'M READY TO GIVE THEM A CHANCE.
>> Reporter: FINALLY, LUZERNE
COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, ONE OF
ONLY THREE IN THE STATE TO GO
BLUE TO RED.
TRUMP EASILY WON THE COUNTY BY
MORE THAN 19 POINTS, A SWING OF
24.2 POINTS.
ANN MARIE HAS WORKED IN THE
FAMILY BUSINESS NEWSSTAND FOR 53
YEARS.
SHE FLIPPED AND LIKES TRUMP'S
AGGRESSIVE FOREIGN POLICY.
>> HE'S NOT GOING TO TAKE
BALONEY OFF OF ANYBODY.
HE'S GOING TO BE -- HE'S GOING
TO KICK -- KICK IT.
>> Reporter: RICHARD AND EILEEN
BOTH VOLUNTEERED AND VOTED FOR
OBAMA.
>> YOU WERE A DEMOCRATIC COUNTY
COUNCIL MEMBER FOR LUZERNE
COUNTY.
>> YES.
>> AND YOU VOTED FOR DONALD
TRUMP.
>> YES.
>> AND I'M ON THE EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE FOR THE DEMOCRATS BUT
I STILL WENT FOR TRUMP.
>> BOTH FLIPPED BUT WATCHING
CLOSELY.
>> HE TRIED TO GO WITH THE
HEALTH CARE ACT, WAS REALLY A
DIS
DISASTER.
>> Reporter: AT THIS FAMILY
BOWLING WE CAUGHT UP WITH
CONSTRUCTION WORKER ANDREW
COLEMAN.
HE HAS A WIFE, TWO KIDS.
THEY HAVE INSURANCE, HE DOESN'T.
>> RIGHT NOW I DON'T HAVE
INSURANCE THROUGH MY EMPLOYER.
I CAN'T AFFORD IT THE WAY IT'S
GOING NOW, SO THAT'S A BIG THING
FOR ME.
THAT WAS HALF THE REASON I VOTED
FOR HIM.
>> Reporter: CHRISTINE, A
REPUBLICAN AND MOTHER OF TWO,
GIVES THE PRESIDENT SO FAR AN 8.
>> I THINK THE PRESIDENT IS
DOING WELL FOR SOMEONE THAT HAS
NOT HAD GOVERNMENT EXPERIENCE
BEFORE.
>> Reporter: CLINTON VOTER AND
VETERAN DARREL SMITH SAYS
TRUMP'S LACK OF EXPERIENCE STILL
WORRIES HIM.
>> HE'S TICKING OFF A LOT OF
PEOPLE.
I'M AFRAID THAT IT'S GOING TO
END UP BACKFIRING ON US, IS WHAT
I'M AFRAID OF.
>> Reporter: SWING VOTERS STILL
SIZING UP THE NEW PRESIDENT, BUT

Key swing state voters on Trump presidency

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