Voter drive: Biden and Trump battle for blue-collar votes in auto heartland
by Tom Perkins in Detroit from US news | The Guardian on (#6F6M7)
It's no coincidence the likely 2024 election rivals were both in Michigan wooing car workers - a key bloc in a key state
Joe Biden became the first sitting US president to join a picket line when he stopped at a General Motors facility just outside Detroit to show support for striking United Auto Workers last week. Stick with it. You deserve a significant raise," Biden told the crowd.
A day later, Donald Trump told raucous blue-collar supporters at a speech north of Detroit: Just get your union guys, your leaders, to endorse me and I will take care of the rest."
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