Union workers in crucial swing state reveal issues driving their support for VP Harris: ‘Very excited’
LAS VEGAS – Two members of the local Las Vegas culinary union, which endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for president, spoke to Fox News Digital about why they are supporting Harris and knocking on doors to get her elected in a battleground state where unions play a significant role in voter turnout. Lino Paredes, a banquet steward at Wynn Las Vegas and a culinary union member for six years, told Fox News Digital shortly before he and several hundred other union members went out to knock on doors for Harris and other Democrats, that he had his first child right before COVID lockdowns began and believes she will put him in the best position to buy his first home. “I will be a first time home buyer, I want to keep my son in a house…I don’t want to be rent to rent, that’s one of the biggest issues right now here I would say in Nevada,” Paredes said, adding that he supports Harris’ proposed program to help with down payments for houses. “And then with these prices, you know, price gouging from these corporations. They’re not helping us at all, so we’re asking, and we’re looking for someone that is willing to help…she’s a very talented woman, and so I think that she will lead this country.” HARRIS MAKES PITCH TO LATINO VOTERS AT UNIVISION TOWN HALL: TOP 5 MOMENTS Paredes, one of roughly 60,000 culinary union workers, went on to say that there are “too many things” to list that he likes about Harris and said “there’s a lot of things she’s offering us.” “She knows the pain that we’re going through with talking to our family,” Paredes said. “There’s a lot of things that we want to give to our family that we can’t at this moment because of this price gouging from these companies and I think she will understand us better. “I don’t think the other person ever standing at a grocery store counting how much money he had. I’m pretty sure he had other people go buy his groceries, right?” Paredes also credited Nevada’s Democratic Sen. Jacky Rosen, currently in a tight race against Republican challenger Sam Brown, as someone who is “fighting toe to toe” for union workers, which has inspired him to canvass for Democrats. Suldenil Alvarez, a guest room attendant at Caesar’s Palace and a culinary union member for seven years, also told Fox News Digital she hopes to be a first time homeowner and believes Harris can best help her do that. Additionally, she spoke about the importance of abortion access. ‘SOMEBODY WITH A PLAN’: SWING STATE VOTERS SHARE THEIR TOP ISSUES IN PRESIDENTIAL SHOWDOWN “It’s very, very important because I think any woman have the right about your body, not the doctor and not the government,” Alvarez said. “I believe in Kamala Harris to fix the economy,” Alvarez added. “I’m very, very excited, and I see a lot of positive people. I’m very excited.” In an August statement by the Culinary Workers Union Local 226 endorsing Harris, the union said, “Kamala has consistently championed our union and hospitality workers. She stood by us as we negotiated and won the best union contract ever, and we trust her to continue the progress of the Biden/Harris administration by delivering real results that will prioritize and protect working families.” “As the first woman poised to become the next President of the United States of America, Kamala Harris will continue to be a fierce advocate for working people. She understands our challenges and has engaged directly with hundreds of Culinary Union members and Shop Stewards over the past six years. Kamala has demonstrated an unwavering commitment to tackle issues that are important to guest room attendants who clean hotel rooms, cooks who make gourmet food, and the tip-earning servers who deliver cocktails and unparalleled hospitality.” While Harris is enjoying the benefit of tens of thousands of union workers on paid leave from their jobs leading up to Election Day to focus on campaigning, some experts and recent polling suggest that Trump, who has gained popularity with union workers nationwide with his plan to eliminate taxes on tips, could still end up being the first Republican to win Nevada since George W. Bush in 2004. “We think if the election was today we would lose Nevada,” a Culinary official recently told Politico.
AAPI voters lean toward Harris over Trump on key issues in poll
Most Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) believe Vice President Kamala Harris will be more effective than former President Donald Trump on issues across the board, a new poll found. The Monday poll from AAPI Data and the Associated Press found Harris leading Trump even on issues where other demographics favor the former president, such as economics and immigration. Harris leads on those issues 41%-34% and 42%-35% respectively. Harris also holds a slim 39%-33% lead on crime. She is crushing Trump on her most popular issues, however. AAPI adults favor Harris 65%-16% on abortion; 64%-15% on race and inequality, and 59%-19% on healthcare. The AP conducted the poll from Sept. 3-9, surveying 1,123 AAPI adults online and via telephone in a variety of languages. The poll advertises a margin of error of 4.7%. TRUMP AND BIDEN TRADE FIRE AS POLITICAL STORM OVER HURRICANE RAGES The Monday poll comes as other polls indicate Trump is making gains with Black men, who are traditionally some of the Democratic Party’s most reliable supporters. OBAMA, STUMPING FOR HARRIS, REPEATEDLY TAKES AIM AT TRUMP The progress is getting a reaction from Democrats, with former President Barack Obama admonishing Black men for their lack of enthusiasm for Harris last week. Harris’ campaign also announced an “Opportunity Agenda for Black Men” on Monday aimed at boosting financial and career prospects for Black men. Obama, speaking Thursday at a Harris campaign office in Pittsburgh, referenced the surge in support among Black voters that boosted him toward victory in 2008 to become the nation’s first Black president. He bluntly said he couldn’t understand why Harris wasn’t enjoying the same level of enthusiasm, noting that the hesitation was “more pronounced with the brothers.” PRO-TRUMP BLACK GROUP FIRES BACK AT OBAMA “You’re coming up with all kinds of reasons and excuses,” Obama said. “I’ve got a problem with that.” Speaking directly to Black males, the former president said that “part of it makes me think that, well, you just aren’t feeling the idea of having a woman as president, and you’re coming up with other alternatives and other reasons for that.” Black supporters of Trump were quick to rebuke the former president. “President Obama’s recent call for Black men to support Kamala Harris based solely on her skin color, rather than her policies, is deeply insulting,” the Black Men for Trump advisory board argued this weekend. Fox News’ Paul Steinhauser contributed to this report.
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Vice President Harris is rolling out a new agenda that aims to boost financial and career prospects for Black men. The release of the Harris campaign’s “Opportunity Agenda for Black Men” on Monday comes just four days after former President Obama, in comments that went viral, admonished Black male voters for a lack of enthusiasm in support of Harris. Obama’s comments came as polls indicate former President Trump is making gains with Black men, who are traditionally some of the Democratic Party’s most reliable supporters. The Harris campaign, with just over three weeks to go until Election Day, hopes to spotlight its agenda to help Black men achieve “the opportunity to get ahead, to thrive” by equipping them “with the tools to achieve financial freedom, lower costs to better provide for themselves and their families, and protect their rights.” OBAMA, STUMPING FOR HARRIS, REPEATEDLY TAKES AIM AT TRUMP The proposals include providing 1 million loans that are fully forgivable to Black entrepreneurs and others to start a business, championing education, training and mentorship programs that help Black men get good-paying jobs in high-demand industries and lead their communities, including pathways to become teachers. Also highlighted by the campaign is a regulatory framework to protect Black men’s investments in cryptocurrency and other digital assets, a health equity initiative focused on Black men that addresses sickle cell disease, diabetes, mental health, prostate cancer and other health challenges that disproportionately impact them, and the creation of opportunities for Black Americans in the recreational marijuana industry. PRO-TRUMP BLACK GROUP FIRES BACK AT OBAMA Former Louisiana Rep. Cedric Richmond, a Harris campaign national co-chair, said the new agenda aims to make sure that “Black men are equipped with the tools to thrive: to buy a home, provide for our families, start a business and build wealth.” “Donald Trump could care less about equipping hardworking Americans with the tools needed to get ahead,” Richmond said. “While Vice President Harris is promising to equip Black men with the tools needed to pursue our dreams and aspirations, Donald Trump is promising Black in America a national nightmare.” To help spread the message, the Harris campaign said it is teaming up this week with Black male celebrities, influencers and activists in key battleground states this week for “Black Men Huddle Up” events. The campaign spotlights that it’s also enlisting the support of influential entrepreneurs for what it calls an “Economic Freedom Talk” series with Black business owners. The new effort comes as Democrats are increasingly concerned about wavering support among Black men, and in particular younger Black men, for Harris, who would make history if she is elected as the nation’s first female president. Harris and Trump are locked in a neck and neck race in the seven key battleground states whose razor-thin margins decided President Biden’s 2020 election victory over Trump and will likely determine the winner of the 2024 White House race. Any erosion of support among Black voters, and in particular Black males, could prove costly to the vice president. Obama, speaking Thursday at a Harris campaign office in Pittsburgh, recollected the surge in support among Black voters that boosted him toward history in 2008 to become the nation’s first Black president. He bluntly said he couldn’t understand why Harris wasn’t enjoying the same level of enthusiasm, noting that the hesitation was “more pronounced with the brothers.” “You’re coming up with all kinds of reasons and excuses,” Obama said. “I’ve got a problem with that.” Speaking directly to Black males, the former president said that “part of it makes me think that, well, you just aren’t feeling the idea of having a woman as president, and you’re coming up with other alternatives and other reasons for that.” As expected, Black supporters of Trump quickly rebuked the former president. “President Obama’s recent call for Black men to support Kamala Harris based solely on her skin color, rather than her policies, is deeply insulting,” the Black Men for Trump advisory board argued this weekend. But some Democrats also called out the former president for his remarks, arguing that Obama unfairly admonished Black men without striking a similar chord with other demographic groups that have also expressed increased support for Trump. In another pitch to Black voters, Harris on Tuesday heads to Detroit in battleground Michigan to sit for a town hall discussion with radio talk show host Charlamagne Tha God, whose “The Breakfast Club” program is popular with Black listeners. Get the latest updates from the 2024 campaign trail, exclusive interviews and more at our Fox News Digital election hub.
Kenya’s Ruth Chepngetich breaks women’s marathon world record in Chicago
Chepngetich wins the Chicago Marathon in 2:09:56, dedicating the record to Kelvin Kiptum, who died in a car crash. Kenya’s Ruth Chepngetich has put on a performance for the ages as she obliterated the women’s marathon world record in Chicago, taking nearly two minutes off the previous best to win in two hours, nine minutes and 56 seconds. Chepngetich ditched the competition by the halfway mark and ran through a chorus of cheers through the final straight as she claimed her third title in Chicago on Sunday. The 30-year-old, who became the first three-time women’s winner of the Chicago race, broke the previous world record of 2:11:53 set by Ethiopia’s Tigst Assefa last year in Berlin. Ethiopia’s Sutume Kebede crossed the line seven minutes and 36 seconds later while Kenyan Irine Cheptai (2:17:51) was third. “This is my dream that has come true,” Chepngetich said. Chepngetich, who also won in Chicago in 2021 and 2022, dedicated her latest victory to Kelvin Kiptum, who set the men’s world record at last year’s race just four months before he died in a car accident at the age of 24. “The world record has come back to Kenya, and I dedicate this world record to Kelvin Kiptum,” Chepngetich said. “I’ve fought a lot, thinking about the world record and I have fulfilled it.” Ruth Chepngetich of Kenya poses with the clock after setting a new world record at the Chicago Marathon [Michael Reaves/Getty Images via AFP] Runners remember Kiptum Runners observed a moment’s silence on the start line in honour of Kiptum. Organisers also handed out stickers displaying Kiptum’s record-breaking time of 2:00:35 for the 50,000 participants to put on their race bibs. In the absence of Olympic champion Sifan Hassan, the 2023 Chicago winner, Chepngetich set a blazing early pace and reached the halfway point in 1:04:16, the fifth-quickest time in history for a half marathon by a woman. “The weather was perfect and I was well-prepared. The world record was in my mind,” Chepngetich, who was runner-up to Hassan 12 months ago, told reporters after the race. Chepngetich ran the first 5km (3.1 miles) in 15 minutes flat and by the halfway mark she had built a 14-second cushion between herself and Kebede. Television commentators were astonished as she ground through the course, comparing her attempt at a sub-2:10 marathon to the moon landing, and she only seemed to gain momentum as she sprinted through the final 2 miles (3.2km). Chepngetich, the 2019 world champion, hunched over in utter exhaustion after breaking the tape but later said “Chicago is like home”. Her compatriot John Korir won on the men’s side in 2:02:44. The 27-year-old Korir finished ahead of Ethiopia’s Mohamed Esa (2:04:39) and another Kenyan, Amos Kipruto (2:04:50). Korir was part of a seven-man group at the head of the course 30km (18.6 miles) before he hit the accelerator and shed his rivals following a relatively conservative start. Four of the top five were Kenyans, with Vincent Ngetich and Daniel Ebenyo finishing off the podium. “It was really nice to run my PB and win in Chicago,” Korir said, adding that he too used the memory of Kiptum as a source of motivation. “Today I was thinking about Kiptum and I said, ‘Last year if he could run under 2:01, why not me?’ So I had to believe in myself and try to do my best.” Korir’s time was the second-fastest-ever run in Chicago. Adblock test (Why?)
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