Vice President Kamala Harris — who is now Democrats’ pick for this year’s presidential election — and her running mate, Minnesota Democratic Governor Tim Walz, campaigned Thursday in Michigan at a United Auto Workers (UAW) gathering following the union’s endorsement of Harris’ campaign.
“We know that unions built the middle class. The rest of America has to. You know who doesn’t believe that? Donald Trump,” Walz said. “He sees the world entirely differently. And it really starts with this, when I look at community and neighbors and unions. And the word that Shawn said, “unity” — this guy doesn’t know the first thing about unity or service. He’s too busy serving himself. Again and again and again you’ve seen it. He put himself above us. He weakened our country to strengthen his own hand. He mocks our laws. He sows chaos and division.”
“He’s not fighting for you. He doesn’t know you. He doesn’t care about your family. And his running mate is just as dangerous and backward as he is,” Walz added, referring to Trump’s running mate for this year’s general election, Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio).
“And that’s what our campaign is about. We love our country. We believe in our country. We believe in each other. We believe in the collective. We’re not falling for these folks who are trying to divide us, trying to separate us, trying to pull us apart. That’s not where the strength lies,” added Harris herself to the vocally supportive crowd.
Michigan was a swing state in the last presidential election, moving from a Trump victory in the 2016 election against Hillary Clinton to a Biden win four years later in the presidential race that gave Democrats back the White House. In the time since, Democrats saw more promising results in the state, including Governor Gretchen Whitmer easily trouncing a Republican rival to win another term in office in the 2022 midterm elections.
