As the fall race for the Nov. 5 election gets underway, Vice President Kamala Harris is rushing to build momentum for her campaign that began in Michigan before heading to Pennsylvania and Wisconsin by seeking support from blue-wall states.
Harris warned of the danger of her rival, former President Donald Trump, who has embarked on a new offensive strategy, trying to destroy her credibility and image as a champion of change.
Harris praised Biden’s efforts to support organized labor and unions, saying, “We are very proud to be the most union-friendly administration in American history.
President Joe Biden appeared in his first campaign event to support Harris since he abandoned the race in her favor 6 weeks ago.
“Folks, we’ve made a lot of progress, and Kamala and I will build on that progress, and she will build on it,” Biden said. “I’ll be on the sidelines, but I’ll do everything I can to help.” “I’m honored to be called the most pro-union president ever,” Biden said. “She’ll be a historic pro-union president.” He noted that his administration stabilized the union pension plan, supporting retirement for more than a million workers, and that union requirements were part of the federal infrastructure bill.
Harris was active on Labor Day Monday, starting her campaign in Michigan, another swing state, before heading to Pennsylvania, while her vice presidential candidate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, addressed a union rally in swing state Wisconsin. These states represent the so-called “blue wall” to ensure a Democratic victory in the election in less than nine weeks.
In contrast to the Democrats’ busy day, Trump appeared to take the holiday off, but issued a statement praising American workers, without mentioning unions. “We were an economic powerhouse, all because of the American worker!” he wrote on his Truth Social platform. “But Kamala and Biden took that all away.”
It is noteworthy that Harris, the Democratic candidate for the US presidential elections, was subjected to a sharp attack after she used a “fake accent” during her speech at an election rally in Michigan.
Activists attacked Harris, accusing her of changing her tone while giving remarks praising members of the teachers union at a Detroit high school, noting that “she adopted an urban accent to connect with a working-class crowd.”
“You may not be a union member, but you better thank union members for the five-day work week,” Harris said in an unusual tone. “You better thank a union member for their sick leave. You better thank a union member for their paid and unpaid leave.”
Harris was also mocked for pretending to speak with a Southern accent during a campaign rally in Atlanta, Georgia, in July, according to the Daily Mail. Harris told voters in her fake Southern accent, “You all helped us win in 2020 and we’re going to do it again in 2024.” She faced similar criticism during her 2020 campaign, when she extended her vowels during an event in Florida when she said, “We’re going to tell them we were just hanging out in a parking lot on a Saturday afternoon with Kamala and all our friends.”
Last updated: September 4, 2024 – 10:12
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