Harris Campaign Conducts Multiple Labor Day Activities

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Facts

  • Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, visited swing states Michigan and Pennsylvania on Monday. Her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, visited Wisconsin for Labor Day-themed events, including Harris appearing with President Joe Biden in Pennsylvania.[1]
  • During the first joint appearance by the president and vice president since the former decided not to seek reelection and the latter ascended to the top of the ticket, Biden told the crowd, 'If you elect Kamala Harris as president, it will be the best decision you have ever made.'[2]
  • Harris used the Pennsylvania appearance to publicly voice her agreement with Biden's opposition to the sale of US Steel to a Japanese firm.[3][4]
  • In Detroit, Harris spoke to labor union leaders and workers, touting how unions 'have stood together to righteously demand fair pay, better benefits and safe working conditions.' She also said non-union workers must thank union members because 'when union wages go up, everybody's wages go up.'[5]
  • Meanwhile, Walz in Milwaukee spoke to a crowd at Labor Fest, where he touted Harris as part of the 'most pro-union administration in American history' and painted Republican nominee Donald Trump as someone who 'knows how to take advantage of' working people.[6]
  • In two social media posts Monday, Trump blamed Harris because 'Americans are suffering' due to high transportation, gas, and grocery prices. He also touted his administration's labor-related accomplishments he claims the Biden administration has 'undone.'[7]

Sources: [1]CNN, [2]USA Today, [3]FOX News, [4]CBS (a), [5]CBS (b), [6]Wisconsin Examiner and [7]Newsweek.

Narratives

  • Democratic narrative, as provided by Daily Kos. The Harris-Walz campaign couldn't have painted a starker difference between itself and the Trump campaign. While Harris and Walz were on the trail, spreading their message of dedication to labor and unions, Trump was nowhere to be found. Trump has often derided workers and unions throughout his career in business and politics, so it's no surprise the Harris team is dominating him on this issue.
  • Republican narrative, as provided by Breitbart. Being on the campaign trail and speaking to labor unions isn't worth much when American manufacturing has been contracting under the Biden-Harris administration. For the fifth straight month, the Institute for Supply Management manufacturing index came in under 50% (47.2 in August). This is a direct result of Biden-Harris policies that brought high inflation and interest rates.

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