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Related: About this forumThe History of Police Union endorsements in four paragraphs...
National Police Union Refuses to Endorse Romney, First Such Refusal in 98 YearsFor the first time in 98 years, the 330,000-member Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) will not endorse a candidate for president this year. The FOP supported the Republican candidate for President in 2008, 2004, and 2000, and its non-endorsement is seen as a refutation of Mitt Romney.
Why the change? One big reason was Mitt Romneys support of Senate Bill 5 in Ohio, which stripped collective bargaining rights from police officers.
People familiar with the groups decision said leaders had been disturbed by Mr. Romneys statements of strong support for several antiunion initiatives, particularly the move in Ohio to restrict the collective-bargaining rights of public-union employees, including police and firefighters. The measure was overturned by voters in Ohio last year.
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In recent presidential elections, the groups backing has been much sought after because of the heavy concentration of law enforcement officers in several of the key states. The group counts 39,225 members in Pennsylvania alone and another 24,181 in Ohio and 19,912 in Florida.
http://blog.workingamerica.org/2012/09/10/national-police-union-refuses-to-endorse-romney-first-such-refusal-in-98-years/
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They endorsed Nixon in '72
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The History of Police Union endorsements in four paragraphs... (Original Post)
DonViejo
Sep 2016
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yeoman6987
(14,449 posts)1. They just endorsed trump today
DonViejo
(60,536 posts)2. I know....
I posted the news in LBN, a little while ago:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10141574306
My Grandfather was a Cleveland cop, he hated the FOP because it was always endorsing Republicans for the Presidency (except in '64)
Kingofalldems
(38,475 posts)3. Fake histrionics.