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In Michigan, Harris doesn't get planned firefighters endorsement amid shifting labor loyalties

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Donald Trump as a “union buster"

Trump similar to many other in the elite establishment billionaire caste has zero regard for workers. He has a history of not paying even his professional office employees, if he's back in office, look for him and the corrupt Supreme Court to further weaken worker's rights, while expecting the middle and working classes to pay higher taxes, so Trump's fellow entitled rich pay even less. Trump prides himself on getting lower economic caste people to send him tithes so he can maintain a lifestyle of the rich and famous, and getting them to buy his bibles and sneakers. He preys on the poorly educated while sneering at them.

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Unions have long been a bedrock of support for Democrats, but Harris has failed to secure some key endorsements. 

In the 2020 election, Biden voters held 70% of the country's wealth and Trump voters only held 30%.

The left are the rich and elite city dwellers.

The right are the poor working class and small town farmers.

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In the 2020 election, Biden voters held 70% of the country's wealth and Trump voters only held 30%.

You got that backwards. Trump voters held 70% of the wealth not Biden voters.

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He has expressed support for right-to-work since his initial run for president in 2016 – while also making comments more generally supportive of labor rights when speaking to union audiences since then.

'Right-to-work ' is so Orwellian newspeak, it removed labor protections and gave them a race to the bottom.

By Trump's comments with Musk you can see his attitudes have not really changed; all he will do is blame immigrants again in his appeal to workers.

Harris has to address threats to workers like AI automation which is already costing jobs both to blue and white collar workers.

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Trump respects union busters like Musk. They are both very anti union.

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Trump is a union busting scab who put non-union, non-autoworkers to an “autoworkers for Trump” photo-op while Biden walked the picket lines.

Trump was hoping that Biden would either force dock workers back to work or endure a prolonged port closure right before an election.

He got neither. The administration stood with workers and they negotiated a historic deal AND the ports stay open.

There’s no labor reason for any union member to vote for a scab like Trump. But there’s a lot of reasons for xenophobic racists, who happen to be union members, to do so.

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Amazing jobs numbers for the Harris campaign in September.

Unlike Trump who lost over a million jobs in his tenure, the Harris administration just keeps on employing people. More than any other administration ever!

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Pomerville, who is also president of the Tri-County Building and Construction Trades Council, said “We’re voting our pocketbooks" and “It’s got to be our job to get that message out.”

But he warned that “Trump has done an amazing job at marketing false facts” and his message is resonating with some of the union members.

He knows what he is talking about.

Trump didn't even pay the many contractors and workers who built his casino.

https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/columnists/mike-kelly/2020/01/24/donald-trump-still-owes-money-to-contractors-who-built-taj-mahal-atlantic-city/4547037002/

Steve Jenkins says he does not plan to show up at President Donald Trump’s rally next week in Wildwood.

But if he made the trek from his home in West Chester, Pennsylvania, Jenkins would bring a bill — for the tens of thousands of dollars he says Trump still owes him.

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Kamala sure being rejected by a lot of reliably automatic Democrat endorsing groups.

doing historic level of bad with Black and Hispanic voters as well as union workers.

election gonna “surprise” some of you by how poorly she will do.

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yeah amazing job numbers! Lol

that will be revised downward next month like they always are.

then those revised monthly numbers are revised down again on a yearly basis.

816,000 jobs were faked in the numbers just recently.

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Hah. The Democrats have been taking the unions' support for granted for decades while doing nothing to stem the loss of jobs and wealth abroad. So now even they've had enough and are refusing to endorse a candidate who's clearly an utter dud.

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then those revised monthly numbers are revised down again on a yearly basis.

Is that your excuse for trump losing over a million jobs?

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The jobs numbers are frequently revised. His are still strong and positive in comparison to Trump who lost more jobs in a single term than any president in history.

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So we went from Trump, the bigger loser in history, to Harris, the bigger job getter in history.

Crazy differential.

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Kamala sure being rejected by a lot of reliably automatic Democrat endorsing groups.

doing historic level of bad with Black and Hispanic voters as well as union workers.

Theres no evidence of this. It’s just copium for cultists.

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Theres no evidence of this. It’s just copium for cultists.

MAGA makes things up. Fox and Trump taught them it’s ok.

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yeah amazing job numbers! Lol

That’s so funny sir!

that will be revised downward next month like they always are. 

Sir, you can predict the future, I am sure some of the job numbers are from fake businesses like yours

then those revised monthly numbers are revised down again on a yearly basis. 

Yes sir people claiming to own fake businesses is a serious issue

816,000 jobs were faked in the numbers just recently.

I am sure at least 10,000 were from your business!!!

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Yet another expected and usually guaranteed endorsement Kamala didn’t get.

polling with unions and Black and Hispanic voters are horrific.

you liberals not scared yet?

30 days left to: “I’m not American anyway so I didn’t care and no one said Trump wouldn’t win”

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If a union chooses to endorse neither candidate, one could hardly say that either candidate "won" or "lost" that union's vote.

Now if the firefighters had endorsed Trump, then the MAGA types would be justified in gloating.

Or is that they're so used to losing that a non-endorsement is equal to a victory in their eyes?

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30 days left to: “I’m not American anyway so I didn’t care and no one said Trump wouldn’t win”

I’ve been telling you for years that 45 will not be president again. Nothing changed.

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Not a good look, Ms Harris.

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any non endorsement from groups that always endorse Democrats is quite telling, yes.

as are voting groups who always vote Democrat refusing to vote for Kamala and even voting Trump in some cases.

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any non endorsement from groups that always endorse Democrats is quite telling, yes.

As telling as the number of Trump administration officials who not only won’t endorse him but who endorse his opponent?

And remind us all which labor unions have specifically endorsed chetto jesus?

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“previously released statement that said there would be no endorsement for Harris or her opponent, former President Donald Trump.”

“Harris is still gaining more endorsements than she’s losing.”

Har!

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any non endorsement from groups that always endorse Democrats is quite telling, yes.

And what does it tell sir????

as are voting groups who always vote Democrat refusing to vote for Kamala and even voting Trump in some cases.

Sir, do these groups exist beyond your imagination???

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It’s frustrating for Democrats, who point to the country's strong labor market — 254,000 jobs were added in September, more than expected — and the White House’s firm support for unions.

No problem, seems like a solution is being worked on to neutralize all these union members suddenly not endorsing / voting the Democrats. Importing more illegal migrants guarantees more votes for Democrats. I never really cared much about the illegal votes and migrant importing brouhaha, but reading up on reliable info lately is eye opening. More should try it. The illegal migrant importation into the 7 swing states since 2021 increase percentages are between 400-700%. As Musk plainly puts it ( no wonder left hates him now ) -

'The Dems are doing deliberate voter importation to swing states & fast-tracking them to citizenship. The only question is when (not if) enough migrants can vote to flip all swing states, shifting the whole country to permanent one-party rule, just like what happened to California after the 1986 amnesty. Diabolically smart tbh. The Dem machine’s voter importation scam is the true threat to democracy, not Trump!'

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As telling as the number of Trump administration officials who not only won’t endorse him but who endorse his opponent? 

Ok, so that means, all of the law enforcement supports Trump and now more and more fire departments are supporting Trump and Harris has?

And remind us all which labor unions have specifically endorsed chetto jesus?

Teamsters union members overwhelmingly.

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And remind us all which labor unions have specifically endorsed chetto jesus?

Teamsters union members overwhelmingly.

Wrong. The Teamsters have not endorsed Trump. The local chapters that HAVE made an endorsement endorsed Harris unanimously.

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burgers and beersToday 01:01 pm JST

Americans should know that it is illegal for noncitizens to vote and there have been very few cases of them doing so. Time to up the maskirovka.

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But he warned that “Trump has done an amazing job at marketing false facts” and his message is resonating with some of the union members.

”It’s particularly potent with men who appreciate his anti-establishment message and are exhausted by politics in general," said Pomerville, who added that when people try to talk about the election with them, “you can watch some of their walls go up.”

This is actually pretty pertinent.

I can't recall where I read it, but there was a line about "capture the minds of the young, and you can do anything". This is similar, but instead of the young, it's the stupid.

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Wrong. The Teamsters have not endorsed Trump.

Most of the members did, and I am not talking about the Union Leaders.

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/democrats-lash-out-misinformed-teamsters-union-makes-landmark-non-endorsement?intcmp=tw_fnc

The local chapters that HAVE made an endorsement endorsed Harris unanimously.

Not the members.

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'Americans should know that it is illegal for noncitizens to vote and there have been very few cases of them doing so. Time to up the maskirovka.'

Thats why it is disheatening to learn there are all kinds of tricks happening such as banning the voter ID,s ( insane that you need photo ID to go to Costco but not to vote in the elections ) , monkey business about non eligible voters on electoral rolls not being removed, plans to fast track citizenship for the illegal migrants etc. The Dems plan is quite deviously smart as Musk said. Who would have thought this is going on in the leading democracy. Maskirovka , yes i heard that word too, are you reading a lot of spy novels lately where it keeps popping up?

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As telling as the number of Trump administration officials who not only won’t endorse him but who endorse his opponent?

50-100 people compared to tens or hundreds of thousands or millions of voters?

yep. Very telling

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Wrong. The Teamsters have not endorsed Trump. 

Most of the members did, and I am not talking about the Union Leaders.

Wrong again. The chapters that did had the support of their members via a vote.

Individual support does not constitute a Union endorsement.

So I’ll ask again very clearly: Name for me the Union that has officially endorsed the insurrectionist in Chief?

And because you won’t answer the question, I’ll answer it for you.

There are none.

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burgers and beersToday 01:30 pm JST

plans to fast track citizenship for the illegal migrants etc

The US Congress sets the naturalization procedure. Again, maskirovka not really cutting it.

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Wrong. The Teamsters have not endorsed Trump.

Most of the members did, and I am not talking about the Union Leaders.

Get real - the Moron bragged about Musk FIRING his striking workers...they ain't voting for the Orange Scab...

https://cwa-union.org/news/donald-trump-says-striking-workers-should-be-fired

The local chapters that HAVE made an enorsement endorsed Harris unanimously.

Not the members.

MAGA-delusion...

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The UAW leader and his one vote? Kamala

the majority of members? Trump

Same for Teamsters. You just got the California and Oregon and Hawaii local chapters lol

all the polling shows historic underperformance of Kamala with those union groups.

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Wrong again. The chapters that did had the support of their members via a vote. 

But they did, that is why when they cast their ballots, it will be for Trump

Individual support does not constitute a Union endorsement. 

But an individual

So I’ll ask again very clearly: Name for me the Union that has officially endorsed the insurrectionist in Chief? 

The members, since they make up 99% of the union.

And because you won’t answer the question, I’ll answer it for you. 

There are none.

The members and that is a lot of people

https://x.com/LadyCooke620/status/1841174639126700286

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https://www.aol.com/cnn-data-reporter-warns-kamala-201733324.html

“CNN data reporter warns Kamala Harris on track for 'worst' Democratic performance among union voters”

ouch. CNN so it must be true, right?

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Wrong. The Teamsters have not endorsed Trump.

Most of the members did, and I am not talking about the Union Leaders.

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/democrats-lash-out-misinformed-teamsters-union-makes-landmark-non-endorsement?intcmp=tw_fnc

The local chapters that HAVE made an endorsement endorsed Harris unanimously.

Not the members.

Just because it is inconceivable to you that there are people who don't want Trump, that doesn't excuse the pretzel logic behind that. "The members, who don't control who the union endorses, mainly support Trump". Yeah. Great. So? The union didn't. End of.

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Underperforming even “compared to Hillary Clinton”.

remind me, did Hillary win?

and Kamala doing worse?

panic time.

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BlacklabelToday  01:43 pm JST

Underperforming even “compared to Hillary Clinton”.

remind me, did Hillary win?

and Kamala doing worse?

panic time.

We do recognise the republican "flooding the zone" strategy, you know.

An endless chain of unproven assertions, lies, exaggerations, and so on, with the intent of creating doubt.

Pity you're only a white belt at it. The lies have to at least be somewhat convincing.

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Those tv commercials of Kamala happily expressing her support and strong values of free sex changes for illegal alien prison inmates seen during every football game are highly effective.

blue collar workers and tradesmen aren’t down with their tax money being wasted like that.

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Just because it is inconceivable to you that there are people who don't want Trump,

But they do.

that doesn't excuse the pretzel logic behind that. "The members, who don't control who the union endorses, mainly support Trump". Yeah. Great. So? The union didn't. End of.

But the members do.

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We do recognise the republican "flooding the zone" strategy, you know.

An endless chain of unproven assertions, lies, exaggerations, and so on, with the intent of creating doubt.

So then why isn't Kamala 12 points ahead of Trump in EVERY category?

Pity you're only a white belt at it. The lies have to at least be somewhat convincing.

Huh?

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