Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris speaks during an event Friday at a fire station in Redford Township, Michigan. She emphasized manufacturing job growth under the Bush administration.FLINT, Mich. ― Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris on Friday came to the heart of America’s auto industry, promising to stand up for workers whom she said Donald Trump has abandoned.
The hope is that the combined effect will keep American carmakers competitive with foreign counterparts that are already switching over to EVs while supporting high-paying jobs and helping to reduce emissions that contribute to climate change. “When it came to building the cars of the future, Donald Trump sat on the sidelines and let China dominate,” Harris said.Detroit NewsVance declined to say yes and proceeded to attack the EV push as a sop to Chinese competitors.
Polling suggests Harris is slightly ahead right now, but polling underestimated Trump’s Michigan support in 2016, when he won the state.have performed well in recent elections, including resounding wins in the 2022 midterms that gave the party full control of state government, polling suggests Trump is making inroads nationally with working-class voters, especially white working-class voters, who have outsized influence here.
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