Can the GOP Win Over Pro-Labor Voters in Michigan?

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Can the GOP Win Over Pro-Labor Voters in Michigan?

Politico posits that the GOP is exploring the United Auto Workers strike as an opportunity to exploit divisions within the Democratic Party. Excellent!

Politico reported that the GOP aims to use the tension between the clean energy agenda and pro-labor voters to gain ground in Michigan. This shift reflects the Republican Party's attempt to appeal to blue-collar workers, building on Trump's appeal to rank-and-file union voters in 2016.

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The GOP sees the UAW walkout as a potential lifeline in Michigan, where politically weakened Republicans are now plotting how best to seize on a tension point between Democrats’ clean-energy agenda and their pro-labor roots. President Joe Biden is pressing for more electric vehicles to achieve his climate goals, but workers who produce parts like batteries for those cars are often non-union and make less money.

“What do you expect would happen when you push policies that will kill off people’s jobs?” said Rep. Lisa McClain (R-Mich.). “Putting climate change policies over people is absolutely ridiculous, and we cannot stand for it.”

The Detroit News also reported that former President Trump may visit Michigan soon and rumors are flying about whether he’ll visit the picket line at a Ford plant.

RELATED: UAW strike: Union accuses automakers of 'trying to put the squeeze' with reported layoffs (Washington Examiner)

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