{"id":2351148,"date":"2024-10-05T15:01:02","date_gmt":"2024-10-05T19:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bernie-sanders-campaigns-for-harris-in-michigan-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-05T15:02:42","modified_gmt":"2024-10-05T19:02:42","slug":"bernie-sanders-campaigns-for-harris-in-michigan-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bernie-sanders-campaigns-for-harris-in-michigan-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Bernie Sanders campaigns for Harris in Michigan &#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\">20<\/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%2Fbernie-sanders-campaigns-for-harris-in-michigan-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=2351148&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>Senator Bernie Sanders addressed \u200cauto workers \u2062in Warren, Michigan, urging them to reconsider supporting former President \u2064Donald Trump\u200b in the upcoming election. During \u2064a \u2063rally organized \u200dby the United Auto Workers (UAW), Sanders\u200d highlighted Trump&#8217;s failure to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newsom-lawmakers-reach-deal-to-revive-covid-19-paid-sick-leave\/\" title=\"Newsom, Lawmakers Reach Deal To Revive COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave\">assist workers<\/a>, saying, &#8220;He \u2062did nothing for you,&#8221; and \u2062spoke against corporate\u2062 greed and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/baby-bonds-cory-booker-wants-to-give-every-american-child-up-to-2000-per-year-until-theyre-18\/\" title=\"\u2018Baby Bonds\u2019: Cory Booker Wants To Give Every American Child Up To ,000 Per Year Until They\u2019re 18\">growing wealth gap<\/a>. He reminded the audience of Vice President Kamala Harris&#8217;s prior support for labor rights, which included walking\u200d the UAW picket line. The UAW&#8217;s \u200brank-and-file membership is reportedly divided over\u2062 their \u200cpresidential preferences, particularly amid concerns about\u200c job transitions to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-climate-agenda-wont-replace-jobs-it-seeks-to-kill-separate-ap-wapo-fact-checks-suggest\/\" title=\"Biden\u2019s Climate Agenda Won\u2019t Replace Jobs It Seeks To Kill, Separate AP, WaPo Fact-Checks Suggest\">electric vehicles<\/a>,\u2062 an issue \u2062Trump has leveraged in his campaign. UAW President Shawn Fain echoed criticisms of Trump\u2019s record, particularly regarding trade agreements and his opposition to \u200dlabor movements.\u200b The event aimed\u2064 to rally support for Harris and counter Trump&#8217;s narrative about job security in the auto sector.  <\/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\">Bernie Sanders tells Michigan auto workers Trump &lsquo;did nothing for you&rsquo;<\/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_1776645\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>WARREN, Michigan &mdash; <\/strong>Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/bernie-sanders\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Bernie Sanders<\/a> (I-VT) made a direct plea to Trump supporters on Saturday as he rallied auto workers in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/michigan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Michigan<\/a>, asking them to consider his record as president before casting their vote.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Sanders delivered his remarks to a crowd of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/uaw\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>United Auto Workers<\/a> in Warren, the first of four stops he will make through Michigan on behalf of Vice President Kamala Harris.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>He spent the majority of his remarks railing against &ldquo;corporate greed&rdquo; and the widening wealth gap he often discusses at campaign events. But Sanders also tailored his comments to those labor workers unsure of whether to support Harris on Nov. 5.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s no secret, there are union members &mdash; I don&rsquo;t know why, I don&rsquo;t know how &mdash; but there are union members around this country who are thinking about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/voting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>voting<\/a> for Donald Trump,&rdquo; Sanders said.<\/p>\n<p>Sanders reminded the audience that Harris walked the UAW picket line in 2019 as a senator. Trump, he said, had a poor record that protected corporate interests at the expense of the working class.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You had a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/president\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>president<\/a> of the United States, his name &mdash; Donald Trump &mdash; did nothing for you,&rdquo; Sanders said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) speaks to United Auto Workers in Warren, Michigan, on Oct. 5, 2024. (David Sivak\/Washington Examiner)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The rank-and-file membership of the UAW is deeply split over the presidential race, with anxiety over the transition to electric vehicles fueling questions over whether Harris can win Michigan, home to the most auto jobs of any state.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has made the issue central to his election pitch; he calls the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Biden-administration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Biden administration<\/a>&rsquo;s EV policies a job-killer and promises to restore Michigan&rsquo;s auto sector.<\/p>\n<p>The event, hosted by the UAW and attended by its president, Shawn Fain, represents an attempt to counter those lines of attack.<\/p>\n<p>Fain focused on Trump&rsquo;s record in office, too. He pointed to a trade agreement Trump negotiated that he likened to NAFTA.<\/p>\n<p>Sanders, for his part, accused Trump of appointing officials and judges hostile to the labor movement.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You know, we&rsquo;ve seen this body of work before. We&rsquo;ve seen what he did when he was president,&rdquo; Fain said before introducing Sanders to the stage. &ldquo;He didn&rsquo;t bring s*** back.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">UAW President Shawn Fain speaks to members in Warren, Michigan, on Oct. 5, 2024. (David Sivak\/Washington Examiner)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Still, union leadership faces skepticism from some of its members over whether they can protect jobs if the industry transitions away from gas-powered cars. The Biden administration has not mandated electric vehicles, but its regulations have sped up the transition in the name of competing with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/China\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>China<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Trump campaign mocked Sanders in a statement released before the event, claiming he has a &ldquo;death wish for Michigan&rsquo;s auto industry.&rdquo; Trump spokeswoman Victoria LaCivita called Fain a &ldquo;political puppet&rdquo; who does not represent the average UAW member.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Can you name a more unrelatable trio to Michiganders than Bernie Sanders, Shawn Fain, and Kamala Harris?&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<p>Sanders will hold the second leg of his tour through Michigan in Saginaw on Saturday. 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