The Teamsters union on Wednesday said polling shows most of its members back Republican former President Donald Trump’s bid for a new term in the White House over Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris.

The 1.3 million-member union said its executive board plans to announce later on Wednesday who it is endorsing in the 2024 U.S. presidential election.

The union said a national electronic poll of its members from July 24-Sept. 15 showed rank-and-file Teamsters voted 59.6% to endorse Trump compared with 34% for Harris.

  • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
    41·
    3 months ago

    I’ve said it before. Many Trump votes, are votes to blow up the system hoping for something new.

    How did that work out in 2016?

    • DharkStare@lemmy.worldEnglish
      34·
      3 months ago

      They think when the chaos hits they’ll be the ones climbing the ladder instead of the ones being used as a ladder.

      • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
        22·
        3 months ago

        One of the great collective sins of America is believing the lie that everyone can end up rich and successful and influential if they just try hard enough. Or just wish hard enough in some people’s cases.

    • Steve@communick.newsEnglish
      133·
      3 months ago

      Not well. But nobody (including Trump) ever expected him to win, and there was no real plan. Now they have Project 2025. This time things will go real bad if he gets elected.