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ForgoTheConsequence

(5,191 posts) Wed Oct 24, 2012, 01:51 PM Oct 2012

43 percent of union members in Ohio support Romney? [View all]

Andrea Mitchell just said this and I can't find a poll backing it up. Anyone know where this statistic is coming from? Sounds like a load of shit.

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43 percent of union members in Ohio support Romney? [View all] ForgoTheConsequence Oct 2012 OP

The polite phrasing is cultural conservatives who vote against their economic interests BeyondGeography Oct 2012 #1

Must maintain feudal superiority over them Blacks! Alekei_Firebird Oct 2012 #4

Out of her ass? meadowlark5 Oct 2012 #2

LOL. Romney: "and the teachers union is gonna have to be left behind" Coyotl Oct 2012 #12

We saw this same phenomenon play out in the WI recall election. Union members voting against.... Tarheel_Dem Oct 2012 #3

I've seen this myself... dtom67 Oct 2012 #5

Survey USA Poll has Romney at 42% MadBadger Oct 2012 #6

I refuse to believe that its as high as 43 percent. ForgoTheConsequence Oct 2012 #7

could be the coal industry, I think they are unionized and have been arthritisR_US Oct 2012 #8

Even in West Virginia, most miners are not organized anymore. byeya Oct 2012 #10

Absolutely sickening ! n/t arthritisR_US Oct 2012 #33

Labor unions mostly hurt the out of control CEO pay packages and profits of byeya Oct 2012 #9

I agree with you. ForgoTheConsequence Oct 2012 #11

i work in a union shop and l believe it - stupidity knows no boundries leftyohiolib Oct 2012 #13

If true. . . . BigDemVoter Oct 2012 #14

Their happiness over keeping their jobs is trumped Arkana Oct 2012 #15

Ditto...you said exactly how I feel. SoapBox Oct 2012 #16

In the last debate didn't Romney say his father owned an element of anti-union car manufacturing? Media Lies Oct 2012 #17

I wonder how these people remember how to tie their own shoelaces. backscatter712 Oct 2012 #18

not everyone in a union really cares about that. They also go to church, hunt & fish, etc. limpyhobbler Oct 2012 #19

OK? ForgoTheConsequence Oct 2012 #20

I'm kind of sick of posts that call working class people or rural people stupid. limpyhobbler Oct 2012 #24

I agree. ForgoTheConsequence Oct 2012 #31

The Democrats really don't promote a clear message of economic populism. Bandit Oct 2012 #34

Who said otherwise? ForgoTheConsequence Oct 2012 #40

if they get screwed by the repubs turning ohio into right-to-work state the 2 or 3 leftyohiolib Oct 2012 #23

Oh yeah SB-5 was a real dog. limpyhobbler Oct 2012 #26

do you mean more than the republicans appeal to working class-the democartic party leftyohiolib Oct 2012 #41

Actually I think you hit on it BumRushDaShow Oct 2012 #27

sound about right krawhitham Oct 2012 #21

Im from Ohio Firebirds01 Oct 2012 #22

Because they edhopper Oct 2012 #25

If read some of the retrospectives on George McGovern that came out this past week Beowulf Oct 2012 #28

Great analysis. ForgoTheConsequence Oct 2012 #32

Teamsters have been republican since Kennedy? Teamster Jeff Oct 2012 #37

Teamsters have come back to Democrats since Clinton JI7 Oct 2012 #38

Knowing quite a bit about Ohio.... WCGreen Oct 2012 #29

Yeah vote for the party that wants to see unions destroyed ncav53 Oct 2012 #30

Right up there with Log Cabin Repubs N/T fugop Oct 2012 #35

There is no good reason for union members to vote republican Teamster Jeff Oct 2012 #36

They vote on things like Guns, Abortion, other Social Issues , they are actually the ones Romney JI7 Oct 2012 #39