NY-26: Jon Powers endorsed by NY State AFL-CIO
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The 2 ½ million member labor coalition normally decides on their endorsement at their Constitutional or Political conventions held biennially in August, but the state organization came out early to trumpet their backing of Powers.
According to New York State AFL-CIO President Denis Hughes:
“As a result of Jon’s longstanding commitment to the ideals of working people, he has received substantial support within the local labor movement in the 26th congressional district. We are confident, that with labor’s support, and with the extra time we have to work on this election, that Jon Powers will be elected to Congress in November,” Hughes said.
Powers’ endorsement list is growing and so is his grassroots support.
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Congrats to Mr. Powers! He deserves this, among his many other endorsements!! It shows that everyone sees in him what was not able to be seen in Jack Davis. Jack was a crazy millionaire who only had the support of one investor - himself! Jon Powers has been able to get support not only locally, but nationally because he is the right candidate for the voice of NY-26!! His national support also shows his ability to draw major influences back to the WNY region to make us great again!
It would be nice if they gave him some money, too.
Wow, a Democrat candidate for office getting the labor endorsement. That is a surprise.
Almost as shocking as thinking there is a real “Conservative” party that isn’t attached to a body part of a Republican, huh?
P-U - I smell envy strong in here! How’s it feel to be on the losing side of almost every candidate?
This genius obviously doesn’t know what he’s talking about. If he did, he would know that Powers has yet to win the primary — a prerequisite to be a (major party) candidate for office. Therefore, the fact that the AFL-CIO chose to endorse a candidate before the primary, rather than sit on the sidelines, is newsworthy and I certainly applaud G.A. for posting about it. And so, his sarcasm is amusing to me in that he has shown himself to have very little knowledge on the subject. But don’t worry, being completely ignorant about a particular subject has never stopped those guys before.
Thanks, Airbare8.
All good points. In addition, even the general election endorsement is not a “gimme”. In 2004, unions (including the AFL-CIO) endorsed Republican Randy Kuhl in the 29th district.
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Wow, a Democrat candidate for office getting the labor endorsement. That is a surprise.”
And your point is….?
Lemme ’splain you, Lucy. For a union to endorse a Republican would be akin to youbeing endorsed by Mensa. It would violate the very foundation of either organizations most closely held standards.
Uh, you are aware this is New York State, aren’t you?
Kuhl got most of the union endorsements the first time he ran. Typically, any Republican who’s been in the State Senate will get union endorsements. Probably ditto for the Assembly.
New York is a state in which the parties compete for union endorsements. That’s just a fact.
Not true in New York State. Republicans often get union endorsements here.
Cool. Aside from public servants unions, which ones?
Sorry to have been vague. By ‘often’, you meant more often than not? Or, once in a while?
Powers is an incumbent?
I don’t feel any different today about the candidates running / politicians in office than I do any other day because in all my years of dealing with them, they’re pretty much the same. I only see candidates/politicians either; a.) when they’re running for office and want to tell me how much they can help “us poor small businessmen” (funny, I’ve never thought of myself that way but I guess it makes them feel better saying it.) or b.) they want a favor from my company to impress their friends visiting the area.
I don’t think anyone said that. The point here is that Republicans are often endorsed by unions, so this is indeed a meaningful endorsement.
This is a strange part of NYS politics and I’m not faulting anyone for not knowing it.
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