Friday, January 22, 2016

Not a Good Sign for Hillary - Or, Is It Bernie?

In the war for endorsements in the Democratic presidential primary, there is a clear trend.

Every major union or progressive organization that let its members have a vote endorsed Bernie Sanders.

Meanwhile, all of Hillary Clinton’s major group endorsements come from organizations where the leaders decide. And several of those endorsements were accompanied by criticisms from members about the lack of a democratic process.

  The Intercept
Two unions whose elite also endorse Sanders: American Postal Workers Union and National Nurses United. At any rate, the article doesn't list "every" major union unless the UAW no longer exists (or is no longer major), so maybe there are more.

And there's always a way to make it look popular.
At the American Federation of Teachers, where the executive council voted to endorse Clinton, membership polling was done in the summer of 2015 — when many people in the country did not know who Bernie Sanders even was.

“To rush a nomination like that before anyone else in labor — before the AFL-CIO — was unnecessary,” said Jim Miller of AFT Local 1931. “They pretty much ran an inside game with that nomination process.
...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.

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