Labor Day Marks Unofficial Start Of Fall Campaign Season

WASHINGTON, DC — Labor Day marks the unofficial end of summer but also the unofficial start of the fall campaign season.

This year the stakes couldn't be higher with President Donald Trump squaring off against former Vice President Joe Biden amid the coronavirus outbreak, a struggling economy and renewed concerns over racial injustice following the death of George Floyd.

Democrat candidate Biden was expected to announce three Labor Day endorsements from organized labor on Monday while running mate Kamala Harris and Vice President Mike Pence were set to campaign in Wisconsin.

Biden was heading to Pennsylvania's capital for an AFL-CIO virtual town hall with union President Richard Trumka, while the president planned an afternoon news conference from the White House.

Boaters took advantage of the long holiday weekend to spread their political views on the high seas, lakes and rivers. Boats decked out with Trump campaign flags resulted in distress calls and the sinking of multiple vessels over the weekend on Lake Travis, northwest of Austin.

The RealClearPolitics average as of Monday showed Biden leading the president by 6.9 points.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.