Thursday, 6 March 2008
Unions Rally to Lunsford?
« Casino Bill Is Dead | Main | Fall Of Beshear »Last week Kentucky's largest labor coalition endorsed Bruce Lunsford for the U.S. Senate.
In a stunning reversal from last year's gubernatorial race, Kentucky's largest labor coalition announced yesterday that it was endorsing Louisville businessman Bruce Lunsford in the U.S. Senate race.
Just 12 months ago, the group Change to Win announced that it would not endorse anyone in the Democratic primary for governor but would work to tell its members about "the sins of Bruce Lunsford."
In announcing its endorsement yesterday, Change to Win noted that it didn't support Lunsford last year. Its press release focused more on the need to beat Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell than it did on why union voters should back Lunsford.
A year earlier, these guys were talking as if Lunsford was evil incarnate. In fact every time Lunsford has run the labor unions have repudiated his candidacies. Why would they endorse him now?
The have multiple candidates to choose from including multi-millionaire Fischer. In the process, the union's just weakened these other candidates immensely. Are they really worse than Lunsford? I am sure the unions are just trying to get behind the "chosen" candidate early to help him though the primary, but it must leave a bitter taste for true believers. The endorsement is not exactly a principled stand.
To me it seems like a bonehead move. Why endorse in the primary? They could have just stayed mum on the issue like they did in last years Gubernatorial primary. The could easily endorse any of the Democrats and point their ire at McConnell.
Now if one of the other candidates win, they are going to look politically weak. If he wins, then they will have enabled someone they strongly dislike. Regardless of the outcome they have exposed themselves for what they truly are, Democratic mercenaries. They have shown their true colors. They no longer represent the working class. They represent the wishes of Beshear and the Democratic party.
