Sam Seder
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Why The Hell Are Unions Backing Republicans?
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November 19, 2018
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"In a sign of trouble for Democrats’ hopes of flipping a Pennsylvania House seat, high-powered unions are pledging support for the Republican incumbent in the 1st District in suburban Philadelphia.
Freshman Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick has raised more than $200,000 from labor groups, dwarfing the $3,000 collected by his Democratic opponent, multimillionaire philanthropist Scott Wallace, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported, attributing the numbers to OpenSecrets.org.
Fitzpatrick has sided with Democrats on key issues, including a vote last year against his party’s effort to repeal and replace the 2010 health care law, the newspaper reported. He criticized a recent Supreme Court decision weakening unions. And he was one of a few Republicans who were openly critical of President Donald Trump’s performance at a news conference with Vladimir Putin in Helsinki last month, saying Trump was “manipulated” by the Russian president."*
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