For the primary time in over thirty years, the Worldwide Brotherhood of Teamsters has refused to endorse any candidate for U.S. President.
For many years, the Teamsters have persistently endorsed Democrat presidential candidates, backing Hillary Clinton in 2016 and Joe Biden in 2020. The union additionally supported Barack Obama in each of his campaigns, in addition to John Kerry in 2004 and Al Gore in 2000, based on NBC.
This choice comes regardless of inside polling revealing {that a} clear majority of rank-and-file members favor former President Donald Trump over Kamala Harris.
The official assertion from the union claims that after almost a 12 months of member interviews and polling, no candidate—neither Trump nor Harris—supplied adequate commitments to the problems that matter most to the Teamsters. It is a lie.
In line with the union’s personal polling, 59% of members most well-liked Trump to Harris, who solely garnered 34% of the vote in an digital survey, with cellphone polls displaying comparable outcomes at 58% to 31%.
But, in a shocking twist, the Teamsters’ management introduced their refusal to endorse any candidate, citing “no majority help.”
“The union’s intensive member polling confirmed no majority help for Vice President Harris and no common help among the many membership for President Trump,” the press release stated.
This choice comes simply two days after union leaders and members held a personal assembly with Kamala Harris.
Common President Sean M. O’Brien emphasised the significance of a clear and member-driven endorsement course of however claimed that neither candidate may assure safety for the union’s most urgent considerations.
“The Teamsters thank all candidates for assembly with members face-to-face throughout our unprecedented roundtables. Sadly, neither main candidate was in a position to make critical commitments to our union to make sure the pursuits of working persons are all the time put earlier than Large Enterprise. We sought commitments from each Trump and Harris to not intrude in essential union campaigns or core Teamsters industries—and to honor our members’ proper to strike—however have been unable to safe these pledges,” O’Brien stated.
This choice has raised eyebrows, notably amongst Trump supporters throughout the union who really feel the management is disregarding the clear desire of its membership.
DC Draino, a distinguished conservative commentator, voiced his confusion on social media: “I’m confused. For the primary time in 30+ years, the Teamsters Union is not going to be endorsing a Presidential candidate. They stated they didn’t have ‘majority help’ amongst their members for one or the opposite. I’m sorry, however doesn’t 58% rely as a majority? The members need Trump. The corrupt bosses need Kamala. In order that they break up the newborn.”
I’m confused
For the primary time in 30+ years the Teamsters Union is not going to be endorsing a Presidential candidate
They stated they didn’t have “majority help” amongst their members for 1 or the opposite
I’m sorry however doesn’t 58% rely as a majority?
The members need Trump
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— DC_Draino (@DC_Draino) September 18, 2024