2016 Postmortem

NCTraveler

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16. I am amused by people scratching their heads as to why....

Tue Jul 14, 2015, 12:59 PM

Jul 2015

I am amused by people scratching their heads as to why a large union would endorse one of the most popular progressives today. I'm just having fun. And yes, those who don't get this often do serve the same purpose as republicans. The exact same purpose. Please get me my fainting couch, I can't figure out why a union would back a strong progressive. I just don't get it. lol. It's really too funny.

Pretty clear the union made a good move. The most they have had to deal with is a petition that couldn't even get twenty thousand people to sign it. A union with well over a million members, the petition wasn't open to members only, and support was anemic at best. These articles are just elites amusing themselves as the rest of us get real shit done.

The only better card they could have played would have been to support O'Malley.

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The AFT�s Endorsement of Hillary Clinton Is an Insult to Union Democracy [View all] marmar Jul 2015 OP

OMG, are the Bernsters that upset with this endorsement? boston bean Jul 2015 #1

"In These Times" is LWolf Jul 2015 #12

And yet she's still going to be our next President. onehandle Jul 2015 #2

Very powerful article. Le Taz Hot Jul 2015 #3

A large union endorses a strong progressive. NCTraveler Jul 2015 #4

Sorry, but they're not Republicans. :) LWolf Jul 2015 #10

Nice. NCTraveler Jul 2015 #13

A left wing journal LWolf Jul 2015 #15

I am amused by people scratching their heads as to why.... NCTraveler Jul 2015 #16

We know why the AFT backed Clinton, LWolf Jul 2015 #17

I don't know. I don't see them running around with their hair on fire trying to.... NCTraveler Jul 2015 #20

You don't see them running around with their hair on fire, LWolf Jul 2015 #21

Very small actually. NCTraveler Jul 2015 #22

Nope. LWolf Jul 2015 #23

It does get it heard. NCTraveler Jul 2015 #25

Do you stand with union members LWolf Jul 2015 #26

Except for the fact that Weingarten got it wrong London Lover Man Jul 2015 #24

"Strong progressive" HooptieWagon Jul 2015 #19

Hillary got the endorsement of the Executive Council... HooptieWagon Jul 2015 #5

Well then, good to know there'll be a lot of AFT members canvassing and phone-banking for Clinton... brooklynite Jul 2015 #14

Because "democracy" means putting the views of 19% of members ahead of the views of 67%. DanTex Jul 2015 #6

Obviously silenttigersong Jul 2015 #7

... SidDithers Jul 2015 #8

.... DemocratSinceBirth Jul 2015 #9

Representative democracy... brooklynite Jul 2015 #11

Why blame Bernie supporters? silenttigersong Jul 2015 #18