September 18, 2024 | Rapid Response | RNC Communications

Teamsters Non-Endorsement Is A “BLOW” To Harris As Rank-And-File Stick With Trump

Rapid Response

Today, Kamala Harris suffered a crushing blow as she became the first Democrat in almost three decades to NOT be endorsed by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters — with the organization's own polling showing rank-and-file members overwhelmingly backing President Trump.

The non-endorsement was widely panned as a humiliating loss for Kamala:

  • Politico: "The non-endorsement is a sizable blow for Vice President Kamala Harris"
  • The Washington Post: "A blow to the Democratic Party"
  • The New York Times: "The decision is a blow to Vice President Kamala Harris"
  • Newsweek: "Kamala Harris Is First Democrat in Decades To Not Get Teamsters Endorsement"
  • USA TODAY: "The move is a blow to Harris ... the first time the Teamsters has skipped an endorsement in a presidential election since 1996"
  • Axios: "A blow to Democrats"
  • CNN's Abby Phillip: "It's a blow to Harris..."
  • CNN's Brianna Keilar: "This is something that hasn't happened in decades"
  • Mother Jones: "A win for Trump"
  • NPR: "Prior to this cycle, the Teamsters had endorsed every Democratic presidential nominee since Bill Clinton"
  • The Wall Street Journal: "The first time the powerful union has stayed neutral in nearly three decades"
  • CNN: "Teamsters won't endorse in presidential race after releasing internal polling showing most members support Trump"
  • The Guardian: "Most of its members backed Donald Trump over Kamala Harris"
  • NBC News: "Teamsters union declines to endorse in presidential election, breaking decades of precedent"
  • CBS News: "The Teamsters have endorsed Democrats since 1996"
  • AP: "Internal polling of its members showed Trump with an advantage over Harris"
  • ABC News: "The Teamsters released polling of union members showing a nearly two-to-one preference for former President Donald Trump"
  • CNBC: "The non-endorsement is a break from the union’s decadeslong tradition of backing Democratic candidates"
  • Forbes: "...breaking a decades-long streak of endorsing Democratic presidential candidates"
  • Semafor: "The decision marks a departure from the 1.3 million-member union’s tradition of backing Democrats"
  • The Hill: "More than half of Teamsters members back former President Trump"
  • Mediaite: "Teamsters Decline to Endorse Harris Or Trump As Member Poll Shows Majority Backs Trump"
  • The Washington Times: "Teamsters refuse to endorse a presidential candidate, snubbing Democrats"
  • Breitbart: "Teamsters Union Refuses to Endorse Kamala Harris; Polling Shows Most Members Support Donald Trump"

Workers know Kamala Harris — and her support for a fracking banelectric vehicle mandate, and other Radical Left lunacy — would be devastating.

President Trump has always had the backs of American workers — and always will.