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bluewater

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28. AFL-CIO's listings show Biden voting its way ONLY 85% of the time over his entire Senate career

Thu Feb 13, 2020, 04:32 PM

Feb 2020

From a 2008 Presidential Primary debate:

Best Labor Record?

Sen. Biden claimed to have the best labor record of all the candidates present that evening:
Biden: Look at our records. There’s no one on this stage, mainly because of my longevity, that has a better labor record than me.
Actually, the opposite is true. All the candidates on the stage had a better "lifetime" labor record than Biden, as measured by the AFL-CIO’s ratings of Senate and House votes. The AFL-CIO’s latest listings show Biden voting its way 85 percent of the time over his entire Senate career – the lowest lifetime rating of all the candidates on the stage that night.

https://www.factcheck.org/2007/08/afl-cio-democratic-forum/

OMG, Warren and Sanders are BOTH much more pro-labor than Biden was!

Both Warren and Sanders are 13% higher than Biden was over his entire Senate Career!!!

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Coming at 4 PM Eastern: Culinary's endorsement in the NV Caucus... [View all] brooklynite Feb 2020 OP

This endorsement matters squirecam Feb 2020 #1

What type of DU poll is that? where are the other Candidates? bluewater Feb 2020 #2

It should be pretty obvious that there are two candidates that the union will not endorse Jose Garcia Feb 2020 #3

They won't be supporting Sanders or Warren re: Medicare for All brooklynite Feb 2020 #4

lol So you left out the candidates on purpose. Slick. Very Slick. bluewater Feb 2020 #5

Yep squirecam Feb 2020 #6

Hell, it could be Bloomberg. bluewater Feb 2020 #7

Nope squirecam Feb 2020 #8

Bloomberg isn't running in Nevada... brooklynite Feb 2020 #9

Isn't the endorsement for the nomination? Not just the caucus? bluewater Feb 2020 #10

So their members can caucus squirecam Feb 2020 #12

Not necessarily just for the caucus. bluewater Feb 2020 #16

And there is no write in on the early vote ballot squirecam Feb 2020 #11

The tweet say the endorsement is for the nomination bluewater Feb 2020 #13

You really just like arguing nonsense just to do so.... squirecam Feb 2020 #15

Man, stop the insults, I just agreed with you in another post in this thread. bluewater Feb 2020 #17

Yes you agreed squirecam Feb 2020 #18

Yeah, boom boom rapid fire posts. bluewater Feb 2020 #20

Joe's done. Go Amy! denem Feb 2020 #14

So they've ruled out the two most consistently pro-labor candidates in the field. DanTex Feb 2020 #19

Biden and Amy are pro labor squirecam Feb 2020 #22

Warren and Sanders Are even more Pro-Labor than her bluewater Feb 2020 #23

Yes. 3%. squirecam Feb 2020 #24

AFL-CIO's listings show Biden voting its way ONLY 85% of the time over his entire Senate career bluewater Feb 2020 #28

How does the union decide on the endorsement? bluewater Feb 2020 #25

They had a town hall squirecam Feb 2020 #27

That's doesn't quite answer my question. bluewater Feb 2020 #30

A crowded union hall LOVED her answer squirecam Feb 2020 #32

Must have been VERY Crowded with 60,000 member in it! lol bluewater Feb 2020 #33

WELL, NO ONE was Endorsed. So much for that Townhall LOVING Amy. bluewater Feb 2020 #38

Guess I'll have to be satisfied with the Las Vegas Sun endorsement. squirecam Feb 2020 #39

Well ralston has his guess... squirecam Feb 2020 #21

"Bernie: Cost of M4A-1" Renew Deal Feb 2020 #35

That's 1:00 here in California . . . Iliyah Feb 2020 #26

That's an understatement politically squirecam Feb 2020 #29

Senator Reid! Iliyah Feb 2020 #31

Yes squirecam Feb 2020 #36

That's why I think it will be Joe or Amy obamanut2012 Feb 2020 #34

HAHAHA No one gets the endorsement. bluewater Feb 2020 #37