Republicans in Michigan are trying to capitalize on Vice President Kamala Harris’ battle with the state’s working-class voters, a demographic that has traditionally supported Democrats but is moving toward former President Donald Trump.

“Michigan’s working class is not fooled by Kamala Harris’ word salads and dog and pony shows. Her policies, like the radical Green New Deal, are anti-worker,” Victoria LaCivita, communications director for Team Trump Michigan, told Fox News Digital. “Her attack on American energy has made the cost of living unaffordable, and her plan to ban gas-powered cars will decimate the backbone of our economy.”

The comments come as the race to win Michigan, a crucial swing state in the upcoming election, heats up, with the Real Clear Politics polling average showing Harris with just a slim 0.5 point lead in the state with just under four weeks to go before the elections. election.

Republicans have hit the state repeatedly in recent weeks, with both Trump and his running mate, Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance, making several appearances in the state.

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Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump. (Getty Images)

The appearances come as Michigan Democrats grow concerned about the vice president’s prospects in the state, with some pleading with her to visit the state more often as the race heats up.

According to a report in the Wall Street Journal on Tuesday, prominent Michigan Democrats, including Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, have called on the Harris campaign to focus more on the state as the election comes to a close. They have also warned Harris to sharpen her economic message, the report notes, with fears spreading that Trump has done a good job of courting the state’s working-class voters.

Harris has struggled to distance herself from past positions that remain unpopular in the so-called “Blue Wall” states of Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin, including her previous support for a full transition to zero-emission vehicles by 2035 and a ban on fracking.

These concerns were also highlighted by an internal poll shared with the Wall Street Journal conducted by Senator Tammy Baldwin’s campaign that showed Harris trailing by three points in Wisconsin, another key Midwestern state with similar voting habits to Michigan.

“The biggest thing is that people don’t know her — they need to see more of her,” former Michigan Governor James Blanchard, a Democrat, told the Wall Street Journal.

Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a campaign rally at the Dort Financial Center in Flint, Michigan, on Friday, October 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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Republicans believe this is because Harris has failed to reach out to the kinds of workers who are now starting to gravitate toward Trump.

National Republican Congressional Committee spokesman Mike Marinella told Fox News Digital that Harris’ message “doesn’t resonate with working-class voters” like those in the upper Midwest, something that could also help drag down Republicans in critical swing states to vote.

Harris’ fight also extends to union members, a group that has long been a stronghold for Democrats in the state. However, an internal poll conducted by Teamsters, one of the nation’s largest and most influential unions, found that Michigan members favored Trump (61.7%) over Harris (35.2%), while leaders of national unions refused to endorse this year’s presidential elections. race, despite supporting President Biden’s 2020 campaign.

Harris also failed to win the support of the International Association of Fire Fighters, which also endorsed Biden in 2020, although she did receive the support of both the United Auto Workers and the Service Employees International Union.

President of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Sean O’Brien speaks on stage during the first day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum on July 15, 2024 in Milwaukee. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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“The Teamsters’ own polls show exactly what we knew: that Michigan Teamsters support President Trump and his pro-labor policies,” LaCivita said. “While local chapter leadership refuses to disrupt the status quo, Michiganders who make up these chapters want strong leadership that will protect their jobs, lower inflation, and support America’s industries – and that is President Donald J .Trump.”

The Harris campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Fox News Digital.