2016 Postmortem

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Need I say more?

Edit: Labor unions hold back on endorsements for Hillary: http://thehill.com/regulation/labor/252823-labor-unions-hold-back-on-endorsements-for-hillary

Labor leaders are “playing hard to get” with Hillary Clinton in her bid for the Democratic presidential nomination.

Many of the nation’s top unions are sitting on the sidelines, content to let Clinton sweat it out while they withhold endorsements.

Some labor officials are frustrated with Clinton for not coming to their aid in the fight over trade legislation in Congress, while others are skeptical of her commitment to their issues.

The face of the labor movement, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka, has not endorsed Clinton while seemingly courting her biggest rivals in the Democratic primaries: Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Vice President Biden, who is weighing a run for president.

FULL story at link.

The AFT is a member of and is the largest member of the AFL-CIO. That means they pay a per capita on every member. Meanwhile the AFL-CIO is asking all groups not to endorse ANYONE yet.

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