Category Archives: Campaigns & Elections

Republicans Win House, Democrats Retain Senate

Republicans reclaimed the House majority tonight with an across-the-board sweep in every corner of the country, a victory rooted heavily in a deep dissatisfaction with the direction of the country and more particularly the economy.

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Unions are hijacking our democracy

Big Labor is desperately trying to save besieged Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV). Over 150,000 union members and their affiliates are working for Reid’s reelection throughout Nevada, a massive coordinated effort between the AFL-CIO, the Service Employees Union (SEIU), … Continue reading

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Unions Fear a Rollback of Rights if GOP Takes Control

By many measures, labor unions have been the Republicans’ fiercest, biggest-spending opponents in this year’s campaign, laying out more than $200 million in hopes of safeguarding the Democratic majorities in the House and Senate.

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State Ballot Initiatives Ensure EFCA Stays Dead

For politicians in several states, it’s not enough that the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) is dead in the water on Capitol Hill.

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Union ‘Card Check’ Smokescreen for Lame Duck Pension Bailout

Big Labor is pouring money into two Democratic U.S. Senate races, attempting to secure a union pension bailout during a lame duck session of Congress.

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Bennet’s Card Check Stall

The Denver Post’s official editorial page “endorsement” of Democrat Michael Bennet for U.S. Senate was half-hearted at best. Replete with criticism of his actual performance since he was appointed to the seat in January 2009, The Post’s nod was based … Continue reading

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Franken, Union President Stump for Harry Reid

The national AFL-CIO president along with comedian and U.S. Sen. Al Franken told about 150 cheering union members Tuesday evening that Democratic Sen. Harry Reid is their champion and needs their support.

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Labor Leaders Destroy Their Own Ability to Influence Dems

A few weeks back, I wrote a post on the politics of organized labor — a post that was fundamentally about how political power is wielded through both both the carrot of reward and the stick of punishment.

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