Labor Leaders Fear Trump May Draw Large Numbers of Union Voters
This is a bitter pill for the Democrats and Union leaders. Trump resonates with people because he says what people are thinking.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/30/business/donald-trump-unions.htmlOf all the voters who might be expected to resist the charms of Donald J. Trump, the two million members of the Service Employees International Union would most likely be near the top of the list.
But the union’s president, Mary Kay Henry, acknowledged that Mr. Trump holds appeal even for some of her members. “There is deep economic anxiety among our members and the people we’re trying to organize that I believe Donald Trump’s message is tapping into,” Ms. Henry said.
In expressing her concern, Ms. Henry reflected a different form of anxiety that is weighing on some union leaders and Democratic operatives: their fear that Mr. Trump, if not effectively countered, may draw an unusually large number of union voters in a possible general election matchup. This could, in turn, give Republicans a boost in swing states like Ohio, Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin, all of which Mr. Obama won twice
This is a bitter pill for the Democrats and Union leaders. Trump resonates with people because he says what people are thinking.