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Headline Roundup September 7th, 2020

With Labor Day as Backdrop, 2020 Campaigns Try to Satisfy Workers

Summary from the AllSides News Team

Vice President Mike Pence and Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) are each in the battleground state of Wisconsin Monday, marking the Labor Day holiday with campaign efforts aimed at appeasing the working class. Separately, Joe Biden will speak with workers in Pennsylvania; President Donald Trump has no campaign events scheduled Monday. Coverage from throughout the spectrum focused on how candidates and campaigns were moving to frame rhetoric and outreach around the holiday. The Biden campaign's events and efforts attracted more attention in coverage from left - and center-rated outlets. President Donald Trump's thank you message for American workers was only mentioned in reports from right-rated sources as of Monday morning. Boat parades in support of the president attracted media coverage from all sides over Labor Day weekend.

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Trump: 'The American workforce is the best in the world'
Trump: 'The American workforce is the best in the world'

Washington Times

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The president’s Labor Day “thank you” is directed to a mighty number of recipients. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there are 147.4 million people who work full- or part-time in the U.S.

President Trump has a message for them.

“The American workforce is the best in the world and, since day one of my administration, I have been standing up for the American worker. As recent global challenges have tested our mettle, the dedication of our workforce has once again proven that Americans’ resolve will never be overcome,”...

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What to Watch For as Harris and Pence Visit Wisconsin on Labor Day
What to Watch For as Harris and Pence Visit Wisconsin on Labor Day

New York Times (News)

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Labor Day is the traditional kickoff to the fall campaign season, but this year the holiday represents something more: the first time both candidates for vice president will be on the trail on the same day in the same state.

Vice President Mike Pence and Senator Kamala Harris on Monday will be on opposite ends of Wisconsin, a battleground that’s increasingly essential to President Trump’s electoral map.

There were a few more competitive states in 2016, but no loss was as devastating to Democrats as Wisconsin. Michigan they saw coming...

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Biden to mark Labor Day with union event as U.S. campaign enters homestretch
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Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden is headed on Monday to the crucial electoral state of Pennsylvania, where he plans to mark the U.S. Labor Day holiday by speaking with union workers as the presidential campaign enters its homestretch.

The trip kicks off another flurry of travel to battleground states this week by both Biden and President Donald Trump as some opinion polls show the race tightening with fewer than 60 days until the Nov. 3 election.

With the coronavirus pandemic and civil unrest over racism and police brutality gripping the...

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