Donald Trump claims to love working men, and a lot of them seem to love him back. His swagger and his protectionism are big selling points with Reactionary white workers. On the other hand, he and his party have done their best since time immemorial to dismantle unions, and union membership is a big part of the culture in parts of the Rust Belt that propelled him to the presidency.
Trump’s ostentatious embrace of plutocrats, and their union-busting agenda, is a big point of vulnerability in 2020. It would be political malpractice not to take advantage of it.
Oh, and by the way, it shouldn’t have escaped your attention that the only national figure from whom Conor Lamb requested assistance was Joe Biden.