Shawn Fain
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“Whatever party gets behind those things and supports those initiatives to take care of people, they'll be in power for a long time,”
Shawn Fain · said 2026-11-03 · reported 2026-11-04
Fain stated that the party supporting healthcare, living wages, and retirement assistance will be in power for a long time.
“I think it's just a testament to Michigan here as a microcosm of what's going on in this country right now. Working-class people have been left behind… these are some of the best times in the history of our nation… corporations are doing well, the rich are taking all the profits… and people are struggling to be able to afford to pay the bills,”
Shawn Fain · said 2026-11-03 · reported 2026-11-04
Fain described Michigan as a microcosm of working-class people being left behind despite corporations doing well.
“It makes me confident that the working class will back whoever supports them, who they see getting behind their issues. I say this all the time, look, we're not Republicans, we are not Democrats, we aren't independents. We support people that back us,”
Shawn Fain · said 2026-11-03 · reported 2026-11-04
Fain told Fox News Digital that Democrats' sweeping midterm victories were no guarantee that working people would stick with the party in 2028.
“People come in, outside groups come in, they try to buy seats in Congress, they try to buy our electorate, and I think working-class people woke up to that and they're fed up with this.”
Shawn Fain · said 2026-11-03 · reported 2026-11-04
Fain argued that working-class people are fed up with outside groups trying to buy seats in Congress.
“I just believe, you know, it's a wake-up call to everyone that they better get behind workers and start supporting people because they're tired of seeing, you know, $10 billion, $20 billion buyback deals for corporate leaders and for Wall Street while the people that create those profits can't afford to live,”
Shawn Fain · said 2026-11-03 · reported 2026-11-04
Fain called the political situation a wake-up call for everyone to get behind workers.