Joe Biden might be standing with dock workers as they grind the U.S. economy to a halt, but that doesn’t mean Kamala Harris can count on their votes. In a recent interview, a Fox Business correspondent mingled with a crowd of New Jersey longshoremen and asked the million-dollar question: who’s voting for Harris? The response? Crickets.
The silence from the crowd was deafening, with no one willing to raise a hand or voice support for Harris. The Fox host back in the studio, Maria Bartiromo, couldn’t help but laugh incredulously at the awkward scene. Eventually, one brave worker broke the ice, saying it’s “nobody’s business” who the union members are backing, leaving viewers with the distinct impression that Harris isn’t exactly winning hearts on the docks.
This cool reception comes as the strike initiated by the International Longshoremen’s Association continues to strain America’s ports. Economists predict that it’ll be several weeks before the strikes start causing shortages on retail shelves, but when they do, the pain will be felt across the country.
But what makes this even more striking is that these dock workers—given so much leeway by Biden—aren’t exactly rushing to endorse his running mate. Still, Harris isn’t giving up. In a statement to The Hill, she aligned herself with the longshoremen, framing the strike as a fight for fairness. She pointed out that foreign-owned shipping companies have made record profits, and their executives are raking in millions. Harris claims the workers deserve their fair share and added a jab at President Trump, saying he wants to “pull us back to a time before workers had the freedom to organize.”
It’s clear that while Biden and Harris are trying to play the champions of the working class, they might not have the support they expect, at least not from dock workers in New Jersey.
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