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Donkees

(31,413 posts) Sun May 1, 2016, 10:05 AM May 2016

Workers Turn Support Towards Bernie Instead of Trump

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Workers Turn Support Towards Bernie Instead of Trump (Original Post) Donkees May 2016 OP

K & R. INDIANA Carrier Company workers support Sanders, bravo! appalachiablue May 2016 #1

Where will those workers go if it's Hillary vs. Trump? Shemp Howard May 2016 #2

It is certainly interesting TBF May 2016 #5

There is a reason they had a blackout on Bernie while they built up Trump. n/t Skwmom May 2016 #3

K & R nt findrskeep May 2016 #4

Yup. nt TBF May 2016 #6

Yep! Jackilope May 2016 #8

Word! libodem May 2016 #7

K & R! TIME TO PANIC May 2016 #9

appalachiablue

(41,140 posts)

1. K & R. INDIANA Carrier Company workers support Sanders, bravo!

Reply to Donkees (Original post)

Sun May 1, 2016, 10:11 AM

May 2016

Shemp Howard

(889 posts)

2. Where will those workers go if it's Hillary vs. Trump?

Reply to Donkees (Original post)

Sun May 1, 2016, 10:20 AM

May 2016

I think more will go to Trump than to Hillary.

I'm a long-time union member, and our national leaders are all-in for Hillary. But the rank-and-file, not so much.

And I find it interesting that my union endorsed Hillary without any vote or consultation with the membership. I think Bernie would have won that vote.

TBF

(32,062 posts)

5. It is certainly interesting

Reply to Shemp Howard (Reply #2)

Sun May 1, 2016, 11:54 AM

May 2016

I've seen signs of it on Twitter already. Trump is ostensibly running to the left of Hillary is areas such as free trade. That will appeal to the Reagan democrats. However it is not an alliance to treat lightly because on the social side they will be be heading for theocracy and many will not be comfortable with that aspect. We may well get 3rd party activity of some sort forming ...