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- GOP Sen. Josh Hawley has positioned himself as a populist ally of workers.
- That's included rallying with striking auto workers with the UAW last year.
- But the UAW just backed his likely Democratic opponent, Lucas Kunce, while calling Hawley a "joke."
In recent years, Sen. Josh Hawley has sought to position himself as populist Republican and a staunch ally of organized labor.