The United Farm Workers on Tuesday announced its endorsement of President Joe Biden for reelection, saying that the Democrat has proven throughout his life to be an ā€œauthentic championā€ for workers and their families, regardless of race or national origin.

The farm workersā€™ union was co-founded by Cesar Chavez, the late grandfather of Julie Chavez Rodriguez, who Biden named as his 2024 campaign manager. Her father, Arturo Rodriquez, is a past UFW president.

Julie Rodriguez and ā€œspecial guestsā€ were expected to formally announce the endorsement later Tuesday at Muranaka Farms in the city of Moorpark in southern California.

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    Gotta admit this was one hell of a PR stunt! Impressive it actually worked. Considering democrats as a whole are center right on an international scale it coulnā€™t have been easy to convince working class folks they actually give a damn.

    But PR stunt aside, it still is one hell of a positive message in this incredibly fucked political landscape. Kudos to Biden.

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      I wonā€™t hold my breath but if he starts pushing for some of the policy decisions he claims to stand by I am an independent progressive and I donā€™t have anything personal against Biden. But I donā€™t like neoliberals. I need more than words to support Biden at this pointā€¦ and trump? What the actual fuck who is this asshat? Would never even consider voting for him under any conditions, ever.

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      All of politics is PR. But you have to consider our US politics not on a global scale, but on a local one. These unions arenā€™t going to say ā€œyouā€™re not far left enough for us to support.ā€ Just like pretty much everyone else who votes non-Republican, theyā€™re going to vote for whoever matches their ideology the closest, even if itā€™s not as close as weā€™d like it to be.