tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8327639392070628793.post8710590908726764883..comments2024-03-26T05:19:30.411-04:00Comments on PA Editors Blog: Labor and elections: thoughtsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8327639392070628793.post-74893060019335405072008-06-09T18:59:00.000-04:002008-06-09T18:59:00.000-04:00Unions need to do a better job of educating and in...Unions need to do a better job of educating and informing the membership about the struggle of undocumented immigrants. Union workers need to realize that the struggle of the immigrants is their struggle too. I fear many (white) union households will vote against Obama or stay home on election day because they are brainwashed into thinking that undocumented immigrants are causing the economic Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13040479493392683946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8327639392070628793.post-28964522283417731782008-06-09T16:06:00.000-04:002008-06-09T16:06:00.000-04:00I am not sure of the numbers right now, but Joel i...I am not sure of the numbers right now, but Joel is right in general. Labor households have been the strongest mass force in the Democratic party and trade unionists the most significant longterm activist group. Reagan for example through a variety of phoney appeals got a larger minority of union households, but still a distinct minority, and this helped him win a large victory in his second Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8327639392070628793.post-86934852364622203702008-06-09T14:57:00.000-04:002008-06-09T14:57:00.000-04:00I wonder what Labor's overall national impact on t...I wonder what Labor's overall national impact on the elections will be in 2008. I think I recall reading that it was about one-quarter (when union household members were factored in) of all voters, and that 75% of those voted Democratic. Is this true? What will it be in 2008?Joelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16818415755568794461noreply@blogger.com