The International Brotherhood of Teamsters announced on Wednesday that they will not be endorsing any candidate for president this fall, the first time that they haven’t made a presidential endorsement in nearly 30 years.
The announcement came after the 1.3+ million member union released internal polling data that showed that its members shifted from supporting President Joe Biden over former President Donald Trump to overwhelmingly supporting Trump over Vice President Kamala Harris after Biden dropped out of the race.
Members backed Biden over Trump by eight points, 44.3% to 36.3%, but when Biden dropped out and Harris became the nominee, their support shifted dramatically to Trump, 59.6% to only 34% for Harris.
The union suggested that Harris only needed to have “majority” support, which Trump got, to receive their endorsement, but Trump would’ve needed “universal” support…
