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20. Analysis by AFL-CIO (thank a union for paying dues to the AFL-CIO)

Sat Aug 5, 2017, 03:35 PM

Aug 2017

The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL–CIO) is a national trade union center and the largest federation of unions in the United States. It is made up of fifty-six national and international unions, together representing more than 12 million active and retired workers.

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WAPO: "Theres no such thing as a Trump Democrat" [View all] emulatorloo Aug 2017 OP

Hear, hear. onecaliberal Aug 2017 #1

Exactly. we can do it Aug 2017 #2

thank you for the summary. barbtries Aug 2017 #3

Not at all surprising...nt Wounded Bear Aug 2017 #4

Now if we can only refute the idea ismnotwasm Aug 2017 #5

lol....+++++++ JHan Aug 2017 #8

+2 Tarheel_Dem Aug 2017 #37

Trump Democrats were the cover story for the rigged election. Botany Aug 2017 #6

Yes I think you're right about this FakeNoose Aug 2017 #17

i know...i know ..... samnsara Aug 2017 #32

Exactly Butterflylady Aug 2017 #7

I've Been Thinking This. PoorMonger Aug 2017 #9

"There is no such thing as a Trump Democrat." 3catwoman3 Aug 2017 #10

Even if we assume that this is true, what exactly is the point here? YoungDemCA Aug 2017 #11

The point is tiredtoo Aug 2017 #12

OK. nt YoungDemCA Aug 2017 #18

agree onetexan Aug 2017 #27

You Have To Ask? Me. Aug 2017 #26

To go after the base that was suppressed or didn't vote uponit7771 Aug 2017 #28

This message was self-deleted by its author Pacifist Patriot Aug 2017 #44

K&R Scurrilous Aug 2017 #13

what i have said all along. there is NO such thing as a trump supporting dem. samnsara Aug 2017 #14

Agreed. 58Sunliner Aug 2017 #15

A lot of Dems I know thought that since he had no strong ideology BigmanPigman Aug 2017 #16

Can We Now, Once & For All Me. Aug 2017 #19

Amen! broadcaster90210 Aug 2017 #25

+1 uponit7771 Aug 2017 #29

Amen! leftofcool Aug 2017 #33

Analysis by AFL-CIO (thank a union for paying dues to the AFL-CIO) Omaha Steve Aug 2017 #20

Good post! KPN Aug 2017 #56

K and R LittleGirl Aug 2017 #21

K & R SunSeeker Aug 2017 #22

What catering are we doing? Who is in disagreement that we should be broadly appealing to the JCanete Aug 2017 #23

M$M describes "working class" as mostly white people so they and narrow sighted dems are ... uponit7771 Aug 2017 #30

you are right, the MSM has its own spin on this...a total bastardization of the actual point, and JCanete Aug 2017 #31

Bingo. broadcaster90210 Aug 2017 #24

Another election myth busted mcar Aug 2017 #34

Kick. So who has been pushing that myth as truth??? Squinch Aug 2017 #35

some trump voters themselves as a defense for voting for such a vile bigoted man JI7 Aug 2017 #39

Rec, thanks, nt. Mc Mike Aug 2017 #36

It never made sense. Thanks for posting. n/t Tarheel_Dem Aug 2017 #38

Excellent - thanks for posting that! Mountain Mule Aug 2017 #40

If the goal is to appeal zentrum Aug 2017 #41

Common denominator was hope DeminPennswoods Aug 2017 #42

Make this an OP. This is the essential point. yardwork Aug 2017 #45

Feel free to make one DeminPennswoods Aug 2017 #58

Exactly... and I personally know 4 or 5 of them. lamp_shade Aug 2017 #43

What resonated with them in Bernie's message? yardwork Aug 2017 #46

This message was self-deleted by its author lamp_shade Aug 2017 #49

I really don't know. lamp_shade Aug 2017 #50

Obama-Trump voters just bandwagon followers. Good advice to ignore them & make a bandwagon instead. Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2017 #47

Yes indeed--idiot racist fuckheads. Orrex Aug 2017 #48

It's an insidious myth. dalton99a Aug 2017 #51

Yes--a myth that conservative Dems wanted to believe Loubee Aug 2017 #52

I read this in my copy of the Post this morning. I believe they are completely right. Nitram Aug 2017 #53

Makes sense. I saw one on tv. No way she was ever a Democrat. nt Honeycombe8 Aug 2017 #54

The message is not fooled Aug 2017 #55

Yes, we have to go after the disaffected Democrats. KPN Aug 2017 #57