Why Eminem's Endorsement Of Kamala Harris Would Be A Big Deal As She Targets Michigan Voters

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

58% : In the freestyle, he took aim at his own fans who support Trump, telling them if they decide whether they'd rather stand with him or Trump, "I'll do it for you with this: F**k you!"
54% : In 2004, MTV aired a live Eminem concert billed as a political event, "The Shady National Convention," in which Trump made a speech introducing the rapper.
46% : Eminem called Trump a "loose cannon" who, as president, would have "his hand on the button / who doesn't have to answer to no one -- great idea!"
44% : He also issued a cease-and-desist letter to then-candidate for the Republican presidential nomination Vivek Ramaswamy last year after he had used "Lose Yourself" at campaign rallies.Eminem's relationship with Trump wasn't always adversarial.
44% : "I know a winner when I see one, and Donald Trump is telling you right now, Slim Shady is a winner," Trump said, adding, "He's got Donald Trump's vote.
42% : Eminem again attacked Trump in a freestyle called "The Storm" at the 2017 BET Hip-Hop Awards, calling him "a kamikaze that'll probably cause a nuclear holocaust" and stating "racism's the only thing he's fantastic for."
41% : Trump, however, led Harris 50% to 47% in a Quinnipiac poll released Oct. 9.
39% : Harris leads Trump by 0.3 points in FiveThirtyEight's Michigan polling average as of Tuesday, while Trump has a 1.2-point lead in Real Clear Politics' latest polling average.
38% : Harris led Trump 49% to 47% in both a Washington Post-Schar School poll of likely voters released Monday and a Wall Street Journal poll of registered voters conducted between Sept. 28 and Oct. 8 who said they would "probably" or "definitely" vote.
28% : In an interview in December 2017, Eminem said Trump makes "my blood boil," stating he "sold people a dream that's never coming true" and expressed hopes he would be impeached.Eminem has acknowledged some of his fanbase and Trump's supporters -- namely white working class Americans -- may overlap, but the rapper has said he doesn't care if he loses fans over his anti-Trump stance.
22% : The rapper slammed Trump in a nearly eight-minute track titled "Campaign Speech" released on Oct. 19, 2016, the day of the third and final debate between Trump and then-Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton.
17% : He acknowledged he had a "poor white trash" upbringing in a 2017 interview with Vulture, but said: "I actually don't know if I can see why people who relate to me feel like they can relate to [Trump]Eminem has taken several political stances outside of criticizing Trump, including an anti-Iraq War message in his 2004 song, "Mosh."
14% : "Harris and Trump are locked in a razor-thin race in Michigan, one of several "blue wall" states Biden won in 2020 that Harris is seeking to retain.
7% : He again targeted Trump in his 2017 song "Like Home," accusing Trump of racism against Black and Hispanic Americans, comparing him to Adolf Hitler.
6% : Eminem won't stop criticizing Trump: 'If I did lose half my fan base, then so be it' (CNN)Eminem attacks Donald Trump: 'He's got people brainwashed' (The Guardian)

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