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Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton Gear Up for a Busy Labor Day Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton Gear Up for a Busy Labor Day
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The presidential candidates and their surrogates planned a blitz of activity on Labor Day, with Hillary Clinton returning to the campaign trail after a long run of fund-raising, and Donald J. Trump bearing down on Ohio, a state critical to any hopes of a Republican victory. The presidential candidates and their surrogates planned a blitz of activity on Labor Day, with Hillary Clinton returning to the campaign trail after a long run of fund-raising and Donald J. Trump bearing down on Ohio, a state critical to any hopes of a Republican victory.
For Mr. Trump — whose campaign schedule has often seemed haphazard — the first Monday in September marks the beginning of a week of strategic events in competitive swing states, including stops in Virginia, North Carolina and Florida.For Mr. Trump — whose campaign schedule has often seemed haphazard — the first Monday in September marks the beginning of a week of strategic events in competitive swing states, including stops in Virginia, North Carolina and Florida.
And Mrs. Clinton, who has not held a news conference since last year, will kick off the holiday by finally allowing her normally hermetically-sealed press corps onto her campaign plane for the first time this election cycle. (The Republican nominee still travels on his own, Trump-branded private plane, with his press corps trailing behind on a charter.) And Mrs. Clinton, who has not held a news conference since last year, will kick off the holiday by finally allowing her press corps onto her campaign plane for the first time this election cycle. (The Republican nominee still travels on his own, Trump-branded private plane, with his press corps trailing behind on a charter.)
Labor Day has traditionally marked the beginning of the homestretch of presidential campaigns, a two-month sprint to Election Day when candidates seek to seize the attention of voters as summer fades and debates loom.Labor Day has traditionally marked the beginning of the homestretch of presidential campaigns, a two-month sprint to Election Day when candidates seek to seize the attention of voters as summer fades and debates loom.
“Labor Day comes and it’s kind of like a recalibration,” said Beth Myers, who managed Mitt Romney’s 2008 presidential campaign and served as his senior adviser in 2012. “You see the finish line, you see that there’s not too many game-changing events left, and most campaigns take a measure of where you are on Labor Day.”“Labor Day comes and it’s kind of like a recalibration,” said Beth Myers, who managed Mitt Romney’s 2008 presidential campaign and served as his senior adviser in 2012. “You see the finish line, you see that there’s not too many game-changing events left, and most campaigns take a measure of where you are on Labor Day.”
This cycle, however, both candidates have eschewed traditional campaigning, albeit in divergent ways. Normally, they would already have been circling each other in battleground states and accelerating their campaigning as autumn approaches.This cycle, however, both candidates have eschewed traditional campaigning, albeit in divergent ways. Normally, they would already have been circling each other in battleground states and accelerating their campaigning as autumn approaches.
But Mrs. Clinton has largely spent the summer away from the campaign trail, focusing on fund-raising, hobnobbing in places like the Hamptons and Beverly Hills with celebrities like Jimmy Buffett and Harvey Weinstein. Mr. Trump has also kept a languid pace, favoring large rallies that often take place in the evening instead of making several daily campaign stops.But Mrs. Clinton has largely spent the summer away from the campaign trail, focusing on fund-raising, hobnobbing in places like the Hamptons and Beverly Hills with celebrities like Jimmy Buffett and Harvey Weinstein. Mr. Trump has also kept a languid pace, favoring large rallies that often take place in the evening instead of making several daily campaign stops.
This year’s Labor Day campaigning represents something different, as well. The conventions fell earlier in the summer this year, leaving five weeks between the end of the Democratic National Convention and the holiday weekend. This year’s Labor Day campaigning reflects another difference. The conventions fell earlier in the summer this year, leaving five weeks between the end of the Democratic National Convention and the holiday weekend.
Both Mr. Trump, the political novice, and Mrs. Clinton, the politician’s-wife-turned-politician, face the challenge of confronting historically low approval ratings among voters for whom they are well-known commodities. Mr. Trump, the political novice, and Mrs. Clinton, the politician’s-wife-turned-politician, face the challenge of confronting historically low approval ratings among voters for whom they are well-known commodities.
“Labor Day used to be this big important marker in the campaign season,” said Amy Walter, national editor at the nonpartisan Cook Political Report. “A kickoff, if you will. Today it feels like the start of the third quarter instead of the kickoff.”“Labor Day used to be this big important marker in the campaign season,” said Amy Walter, national editor at the nonpartisan Cook Political Report. “A kickoff, if you will. Today it feels like the start of the third quarter instead of the kickoff.”
“The candidates are well-defined, the ads have been running for months, and TVs have been saturated with talking heads,” she added.“The candidates are well-defined, the ads have been running for months, and TVs have been saturated with talking heads,” she added.
In recent days, Mr. Trump has been trying to burnish his image as a statesman with a hastily arranged trip to Mexico City. He has also looked to increase his outreach to minorities, from a promised softening on immigration that ultimately concluded in a fiery speech in Phoenix that was laced with nativist undertones, to a stop at a black church in Detroit.In recent days, Mr. Trump has been trying to burnish his image as a statesman with a hastily arranged trip to Mexico City. He has also looked to increase his outreach to minorities, from a promised softening on immigration that ultimately concluded in a fiery speech in Phoenix that was laced with nativist undertones, to a stop at a black church in Detroit.
Mrs. Clinton and her allies plan to mark the holiday by blanketing battleground states on Monday in a nationwide plea for labor support.Mrs. Clinton and her allies plan to mark the holiday by blanketing battleground states on Monday in a nationwide plea for labor support.
After her blizzard of fund-raising in wealthy enclaves, Mrs. Clinton will dive back into campaigning when she attends an annual Labor Day festival in Cleveland accompanied by her running mate, Senator Tim Kaine of Virginia, and by labor leaders including the A.F.L.-C.I.O.’s president Richard L. Trumka; Lee Saunders, the president of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees; and Randi Weingarten, the president of the American Federation of Teachers, one of the first unions to endorse Mrs. Clinton last year. After her blizzard of fund-raising in wealthy enclaves, Mrs. Clinton will dive back into campaigning when she attends an annual Labor Day festival in Cleveland accompanied by her running mate, Senator Tim Kaine of Virginia, and by labor leaders including the A.F.L.-C.I.O.’s president, Richard L. Trumka; Lee Saunders, the president of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees; and Randi Weingarten, the president of the American Federation of Teachers, one of the first unions to endorse Mrs. Clinton last year.
She will then travel to the Quad Cities, where she will attend an annual event called Salute to Labor, alongside Dennis Williams, the president of the United Automobile Workers, and other union leaders, in Hampton, Ill.She will then travel to the Quad Cities, where she will attend an annual event called Salute to Labor, alongside Dennis Williams, the president of the United Automobile Workers, and other union leaders, in Hampton, Ill.
Labor leaders overwhelmingly supported Mrs. Clinton over Senator Bernie Sanders during the Democratic primaries, though many rank-and-file union members were drawn to Mr. Sanders’s promise to take on income inequality. Mrs. Clinton has consistently promised to strengthen labor unions as part of her overall economic plan to lift wages.Labor leaders overwhelmingly supported Mrs. Clinton over Senator Bernie Sanders during the Democratic primaries, though many rank-and-file union members were drawn to Mr. Sanders’s promise to take on income inequality. Mrs. Clinton has consistently promised to strengthen labor unions as part of her overall economic plan to lift wages.
Mrs. Clinton’s surrogates will also be out in force. Before reuniting with Mrs. Clinton in Cleveland, Mr. Kaine is scheduled to appear at the Labor Day parade in Pittsburgh, where he will be joined by the man he is hoping to succeed, Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr.Mrs. Clinton’s surrogates will also be out in force. Before reuniting with Mrs. Clinton in Cleveland, Mr. Kaine is scheduled to appear at the Labor Day parade in Pittsburgh, where he will be joined by the man he is hoping to succeed, Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr.
And former President Bill Clinton will also re-emerge on the campaign trail on Monday, attending a Labor Day parade in Detroit and a picnic hosted by the A.F.L.-C.I.O.And former President Bill Clinton will also re-emerge on the campaign trail on Monday, attending a Labor Day parade in Detroit and a picnic hosted by the A.F.L.-C.I.O.
Mr. Sanders will make his first solo appearance campaigning on Mrs. Clinton’s behalf at a rally in Lebanon, N.H.Mr. Sanders will make his first solo appearance campaigning on Mrs. Clinton’s behalf at a rally in Lebanon, N.H.
Ms. Walter, the political analyst, said that voters who were just beginning to decide whom to support might also be waiting for reasons different from those in past elections.Ms. Walter, the political analyst, said that voters who were just beginning to decide whom to support might also be waiting for reasons different from those in past elections.
“They are holding off because they don’t want to have to make the choice,” she said. “It’s like being in gym class where you have a swim test — you know you will have to jump into that pool of freezing cold water, but are holding off until the last minute.”“They are holding off because they don’t want to have to make the choice,” she said. “It’s like being in gym class where you have a swim test — you know you will have to jump into that pool of freezing cold water, but are holding off until the last minute.”