With just 51 days until the 2024 election, a key issue for Rust Belt voters is rearing its head, even as Vice President Kamala Harris tries hard to distance herself from the failures of the Biden-Harris administration.
President Joe Biden Electric vehicles mandatory As a bridge policy to lead the auto industry to a climate-centric future? With less than two months until November, this policy will come back to bite Harris in the ass.
Joe Biden today: “When I think about climate, I think about jobs”
reality…
Stellantis lays off 1,350 employees due to EV costs
Ford lays off 1,000 employees due to EV costs pic.twitter.com/LGLblN0SyC
— Daniel Turner (@DanielTurnerPTF) August 15, 2023
Auto workers are facing massive layoffs (about 3,000 workers will lose their jobs) and they blame the Biden-Harris administration for putting their jobs at risk due to a failed electric vehicle mandate. The auto industry in Michigan, a key battleground state for Harris, currently employs about 1,000 people. 300,000 members.
Chrysler, Jeep and Dodge automaker Stellantis Reduction Plan The company said it will stop making the classic Ram and cut 2,450 jobs at its Warren plant in order to make electric vehicles, which require less labor. Luke: Election officials open door to voter fraud in key battleground states
GM recently laid off more than 1,000 employees, mostly battery engineers, highlighting a slowdown in EV sales.
Ford and Stellantis are following suit.
“Laying off the people working on the ultimate battery lineup is a huge signal that sales are simply not going to happen.” pic.twitter.com/WFANAmQ0jL
— CBT News (@CarBizToday) September 12, 2024
“We're not going to let the battery go to waste,” said Isaiah Gordon, a United Auto Workers member and hybrid battery worker at Ford's Rawsonville plant. said The New York Post reports that the Biden-Harris administration's green energy mandate is doing the exact opposite of what it promised and is destroying the auto industry.
“I think all the people I work with are happy to have jobs, but the problem is, in these electric vehicle sectors, layoffs are happening,” Gordon said. “Unfortunately, and I say this with affection, the UAW is not going to work across party lines. They're all for Democrats and Democrats.” (Winning one Republican state senator seat could tip the balance of power in Washington, DC).
UAW International Executive Committee Voted in favor On July 31, Harris was selected as the Democratic presidential candidate, saying she has a “proven track record of serving the working class.”
The UAW today released a new digital ad in which President Sean Fain endorses Kamala Harris.
The ad encourages people to attend a rally for Harris in Detroit on Wednesday.
The ads are geo-targeted in Michigan and run on Facebook and Instagram pic.twitter.com/utR0VXu4li
— Andrew Arenge (@MrArenge) August 5, 2024
Chris Vitale, a Chrysler engineer and UAW member, told The Washington Post that his fellow union members don't share those sentiments and that there's a big divide between the UAW leadership and its members. Luke: The moment the RFK team realized Trump was right about everything.
“People like me who look at this issue more closely look at the unions and think, 'Oh my goodness, I can't believe you're trying to strangle us by supporting these people,'” Vitale said.
🔥Michigan autoworkers slam UAW for endorsing Kamala…..
“Supporting Kamala Harris is complete insanity.” pic.twitter.com/tStNcM37V6
— Spitfire (@DogRightGirl) August 2, 2024
There's nothing Harris would say more rudely than to say, “You want to slit our throats” to autoworkers members for supporting your campaign, especially in Michigan, a state the Democrats must win.
📊 Quinnipiac University Battleground State Poll
Pennsylvania
🟦 Harris: 51%
🟥 Trump: 46%
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Michigan
🟦 Harris: 51%
🟥 Trump: 46%
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Wisconsin
🟦 Harris: 49%
🟥 Trump: 48%
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#19 (2.8/3.0) | LV | September 12th to 16thhttps://t.co/S8OBFh3TT7 pic.twitter.com/AuMxClc4aq— Interactive Polls (@IAPolls2022) September 18, 2024
Harris' approval rating varies by state. 5 Points Beyond Trump Virtually a tieStill, the race is close and he cannot rely on the UAW's support as a marker to win over blue-collar workers to his campaign.
