AFT for HRC!

[arely staircase]

http://www.aft.org/press-release/american-federation-teachers-endorses-hillary-clinton-president

My union is awesome and so is Hillary.

[hrmjustin]

1. Congratulations to the union for a great move!

[arely staircase]

12. Glad we picked a winner. Nt

[hrmjustin]

14. .

[Scootaloo]

2. Were you one of the million phone-polled?

What were the questions, and your replies?

[arely staircase]

3. I did not get a call. I used to be the campus rep. Maybe she got

called. Usually our electex board interviews the candudates.

[LWolf]

4. .

https://www.facebook.com/groups/AFTMembersFeelTheBern/

[JaneyVee]

5. Great endorsement. KNR!

[MoonRiver]

6. Congrats Hillary!

[riversedge]

7. Here is the survey in

pdf:

http://www.aft.org/sites/default/files/memo_presidentialsurvey2015.pdf

[ancianita]

8. There was no polling the rank and file.Yes, we're Democrats, but this is duct tape over the Big Corp

money leaking from Hillary's campaign war chest. Her donor group discredits Hillary before union professionals, many of whom support Sanders as more than a notion.

[arely staircase]

9. Lol. Nt

[DemocratSinceBirth]

11. Whenever I hear people say they can't conceive of anybody who would vote for HRC I think ...

Whenever I hear people say they can't conceive of anybody who would vote for HRC I think of Pauline Kael.

[William769]

10. Kick & highly recommended!

[sadoldgirl]

13. Again I have to ask the question:

The AFT website claims that they called their
members from February onwards.

Who had declared themselves as candidates by then????

Sorry, but it sounds like "preemptive strike" to me.

[RoccoR5955]

15. That is exactly what it is. n/t

[George II]

18. From their announcement, and their methodology:

The AFT's endorsement comes a month after Clinton attended an executive council meeting in Washington, D.C. At that meeting, she said, "It is just dead wrong to make teachers the scapegoats for all of society's problems. Where I come from, teachers are the solution. And I strongly believe that unions are part of the solution, too."

Bernie Sanders and Martin O'Malley also spoke with the executive council at that meeting. All potential and announced candidates were invited to complete a questionnaire, and those who returned the questionnaire were invited to meet with the council. No Republican candidates responded to the invitation.

The AFT has conducted a long, deliberative process to assess which candidate would best champion the issues of importance to our members, their families and communities. Members have been engaged online, through the "You Decide" website, through several telephone town halls, and through multiple surveys—reaching more than 1 million members.

Additionally, over the past few weeks, the AFT has conducted a scientific poll of our membership on the candidates and key issues. The top issues members raised were jobs and the economy and public education. Seventy-nine percent of our members who vote in Democratic primaries said we should endorse a candidate. And by more than a 3-to-1 margin, these members said the AFT should endorse Clinton.

- See more at: http://www.aft.org/press-release/american-federation-teachers-endorses-hillary-clinton-president#sthash.KumuhUEz.dpuf

[George II]

16. All of those who participated in choosing the endorsee (more than 1 million, all were invited)....

...chose Hillary Clinton by a margin of 3-1!!!

[Starry Messenger]

17. K&R

From one of the survey takers.