{"id":2350991,"date":"2024-10-04T20:35:02","date_gmt":"2024-10-05T00:35:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamala-harris-to-michigan-if-you-like-your-car-you-can-keep-it-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-04T20:37:22","modified_gmt":"2024-10-05T00:37:22","slug":"kamala-harris-to-michigan-if-you-like-your-car-you-can-keep-it-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamala-harris-to-michigan-if-you-like-your-car-you-can-keep-it-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Kamala Harris to Michigan: If you like your car, you can keep it &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fkamala-harris-to-michigan-if-you-like-your-car-you-can-keep-it-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2350991&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Vice President\u2063 Kamala Harris recently addressed voters in Flint, Michigan, where \u2064she made \u2064a strong statement regarding her stance on \u2064the \u200dautomobile industry. In her speech, she reassured the audience that she would not impose a ban on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ford-dealership-installs-diesel-generator-to-power-ev-chargers-as-company-struggles-with-transition\/\" title=\"Ford dealership installs diesel generator to power EV chargers amid transition struggles.\">gas-powered \u200dvehicles<\/a>\u200d if she were elected \u2062president, countering former President \u2062Donald Trump&#8217;s claims that her policies would devastate the automotive sector. <\/p>\n<p>Harris emphasized her commitment to job creation in the auto industry, affirming that she would never dictate what type of vehicle people drive. \u200cWhile \u200bshe has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/progressives-flip-their-lids-when-kennedy-reads-from-books-they-push-in-schools-2\/\" title=\"Progressives enraged as Kennedy promotes books they endorse in schools.\">previously supported \u200blegislation<\/a> concerning the transition to electric vehicles, she clarified\u200c her position by stating, \u201cContrary to \u2063what my opponent is \u2063suggesting,\u2064 I\u200c will never tell you what kind of\u200d car\u200d you have \u200cto drive.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Moreover, she criticized\u200d Trump for not investing in electric vehicle development during his presidency, \u2062arguing that he neglected the working class by\u200d allowing auto plants to close and \u200cletting China dominate the future of car \u200dmanufacturing. Harris&#8217;s comments \u200dreflect a defensive strategy as she navigates\u2063 a politically \u2062sensitive issue that is \u2064crucial to Michigan voters, particularly in \u200clight of\u2063 the state\u2019s significant automotive history.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Harris tells Michigan voters: If you like your car, you can keep it<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1776978\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>FLINT, Michigan &mdash;<\/strong> Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris<\/a> promised not to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-lefts-climate-whataboutism-is-on-full-display-in-california\/\" title=\"The Left\u2019s Climate \u2018Whataboutism\u2019 Is On Full Display In California\">ban gas-powered vehicles<\/a> if elected as president, one day after former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a> told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/michigan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Michigan<\/a> voters she would decimate the car industry.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Speaking to rallygoers in Flint, Michigan, Harris denied that she would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/betsy-mccaughey-buttigieg-wants-to-mandate-electric-vehicles-hes-wrong\/\" title=\"Betsy McCaughey: Buttigieg Wants to Mandate Electric Vehicles. He&#039;s Wrong\">mandate electric vehicles<\/a> in a speech squarely focused on job creation in the auto sector.<\/p>\n<p>Harris supported legislation imposing a ban in the Senate but walked back that position after announcing her run for president.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Contrary to what my opponent is suggesting, I will never tell you what kind of car you have to drive,&rdquo; she said on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Harris has not backed away from the Biden administration&rsquo;s effort to transition the economy to electric vehicles. In fact, she painted Trump as negligent for not investing in their development as president.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I will make sure America, not China, wins the competition for the 21st century,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<p>Still, Harris&rsquo;s remark suggests a defensive posture on one of the most politically fraught topics for Michigan voters. Flint, the birthplace of General Motors, has lost much of its auto manufacturing over the decades, and Trump argues the phasing out of gasoline cars will accelerate that trend.<\/p>\n<p>He appeared in Saginaw, Michigan, on Thursday with a tough-on-China message and the promise of a &ldquo;manufacturing renaissance&rdquo; if elected to a second term.<\/p>\n<p>Harris&rsquo;s answer to Trump was to focus on his record as president. She accused him of letting down the working class while noting that auto plants in Warren, Detroit, and elsewhere closed under his administration.<\/p>\n<p>In total, the number of auto jobs under Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.factcheck.org\/2024\/09\/trumps-problematic-claims-on-the-auto-industry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>grew slightly<\/a> before the pandemic, while there has been a larger expansion under Biden.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Thousands of Michigan auto workers lost their jobs, and when it came to building the cars of the future, Donald Trump sat on the sidelines and let China dominate,&rdquo; Harris said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a rally at the Dort Financial Center in Flint, Michigan, Friday, Oct. 4, 2024. (AP Photo\/Mark Schiefelbein)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Harris promised investments in union jobs if she is elected and made a show of labor support. Before she appeared onstage, she was introduced by Eric Price, a local United Auto Workers leader, plus Shawn Fain, the UAW president.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, she sought to shore up support among young black men with an appearance by basketball legend Magic Johnson.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Our black men, we gotta get them out to vote. Kamala&rsquo;s opponent promised a lot of things to the black community that he did not deliver on. And we gotta help black men understand that,&rdquo; Johnson said at the event.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In September, Trump made an appearance at the same Flint convention center where Harris rallied supporters on Friday and has used unconventional media this cycle to reach out to the black community.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, the Trump campaign accused Biden of &ldquo;upstaging&rdquo; Harris with a surprise press conference held as she campaigned in Detroit. Biden told reporters that he and Harris are &ldquo;singing from the same song sheet,&rdquo; a comment Republicans quickly used to tie her to the Biden agenda.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1776978\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1776978\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Harris assures Michigan voters: Keep your gas-powered car<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2651,"featured_media":2350993,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/kamala-harris-flint-trump-1024x592.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[42389,32438,4601],"class_list":["post-2350991","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-automotive-policy","tag-kamala-harris","tag-michigan"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/kamala-harris-flint-trump-1024x592.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2350991","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2651"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2350991"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2350991\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2350993"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2350991"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2350991"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2350991"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}