• The blast furnaces of the now-closed Bethlehem Steel mill sit behind row houses and a cemetery in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Thursday. After Bethlehem Steel's blast furnaces went silent 20 years ago in the city of Bethlehem, the local economy bounced back as new industrial parks filled with e-commerce companies and white-collar businesses fleeing New York's higher costs. | REUTERS
    The blast furnaces of the now-closed Bethlehem Steel mill sit behind row houses and a cemetery in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Thursday. After Bethlehem Steel's blast furnaces went silent 20 years ago in the city of Bethlehem, the local economy bounced back as new industrial parks filled with e-commerce companies and white-collar businesses fleeing New York's higher costs. | REUTERS

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BETHLEHEM, PENNSYLVANIA – With a rusting steel mill in its center, this Pennsylvania city would seem fertile ground for Donald Trump’s campaign and its vision of a declining America that only he can fix.

Yet Trump, who will be seeking voters’ backing as the Republican nominee for the White House in the state’s primary on Tuesday, may face a stiffer challenge than the demise of the local steel industry might suggest.

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