Blue states in play for Trump

 Newsmax:

The Teamsters union's decision not to endorse Vice President Kamala Harris is sparking concerns among some Democrats that their hold on the "blue wall" — Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania — may be crumbling.

In 2016, former President Donald Trump surprised everyone when he swept the three states, which had voted Democrat in every election since 1992. President Joe Biden was able to win the three states back in 2020.

While polls show Harris leading or tied with Trump in the three states, Democrats are concerned the former president could have higher-than-expected support among union members, particularly men, Politico reported. Internal polling released by the Teamsters showed members overwhelmingly supporting Trump, though some unino locals have endorsed Kamala in a break from the national organization's stance.

Democrats told Politico Harris still has work to do to win over older, white, working-class voters, who can determine who wins the Rust Belt states and have most been impacted by inflation.

"Trump has a solid, solid base of working-class people that have bought into his message," Jimmy Williams, president of the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades, which has endorsed Harris, told Politico. "It's movable and it's been moving. But it's not like some tide that's turned."

A pro-Harris union official told Politico that Teamsters' members support for Harris gave him "HRC [Hillary Rodham Clinton] flashbacks." Clinton lost the blue wall states in 2016 despite being favored.
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It helps Trump that Harris is not a great candidate for the Democrats. She comes across as not too intelligent and her past positions are opposed by a majority of voters.  She is trying to look more moderate now, but she will face ads that expose her radical leftist agenda.

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