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Firefighters Union Abandons Hillary Clinton – Refuses Endorsement
Gateway Pundit ^ | 8/17/2016 | Jim hoft

Posted on 08/17/2016 7:32:04 AM PDT by GilGil

The International Association of Fire Fighters, a politically powerful labor union, has abandoned its initial plans to endorse Democrat Hillary Clinton for U.S. president, the New York Times reported on Friday.

Citing union sources, the Times said the Clinton campaign was told on Monday by IAFF President Harold Schaitberger that there was not enough support on the union’s board or its rank-and-file members for an endorsement of the Democratic front-runner.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2016; clinton; election; firefightersunion; trump; trumpunions; unions
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Hillary needs time to realize what this means. Quick! someone get her a chair to sit on with lots of pillows.
1 posted on 08/17/2016 7:32:05 AM PDT by GilGil
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To: GilGil

God please let this only be the first!


2 posted on 08/17/2016 7:33:45 AM PDT by GT Vander (Life's priorities; God, Family, Country. Everything else is just details...)
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To: GilGil

But they still won’t endorse Trump, just like the PBA


3 posted on 08/17/2016 7:34:49 AM PDT by Donglalinger
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To: GilGil

Hillary just got hosed.


4 posted on 08/17/2016 7:35:08 AM PDT by Enterprise ("Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities." Voltaire)
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To: GT Vander

Trump has a lot of union support.

It will never be reported.


5 posted on 08/17/2016 7:35:22 AM PDT by Col Frank Slade
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To: GilGil

Doubt we will hear much about this from the Pravda USA media conglomerate.


6 posted on 08/17/2016 7:35:33 AM PDT by dowcaet
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To: NIKK; Jane Long; LucyT; onyx; freepersup; exit82; maggief

Oops!


7 posted on 08/17/2016 7:36:48 AM PDT by hoosiermama (Trump makes me smile!)
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To: GilGil

The Union thug leadership is worried about being thrown out on the can by rank and file.
This will NOT be the only one.


8 posted on 08/17/2016 7:37:46 AM PDT by Zathras
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To: hoosiermama

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3457084/posts

Police union: Clinton snubbed us


9 posted on 08/17/2016 7:38:20 AM PDT by maggief
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To: maggief

Trump has the police , firemen and their families


10 posted on 08/17/2016 7:39:14 AM PDT by hoosiermama (Trump makes me smile!)
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To: GilGil

A non-endorsement of a Democratic presidential nominee by a major union is a big deal. The board is probably sweating bullets worrying about Clinton retaliation.


11 posted on 08/17/2016 7:40:11 AM PDT by dowcaet
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To: GT Vander

the New York Times reported on Friday...

Wonder why no one posted that here? They probably did.

FR misses VERY few, if any, important news articles.


12 posted on 08/17/2016 7:41:14 AM PDT by dp0622 (The only thing an upper crust conservative hates more than a liberal is a middle class conservative)
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To: GilGil
Kinda flies in the face of that rousing vote of appreciation she got from first responders at Madison Square Garden a while back, eh? lol
13 posted on 08/17/2016 7:45:38 AM PDT by Roccus (When you talk to a politician, any politician, just say, "Remember Ceaucescu"))
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To: GilGil

Hillary is trapped with her “Black Lives Matter” support. If she takes Police or Firefighting Union money she is a RACIST!


14 posted on 08/17/2016 7:46:53 AM PDT by CptnObvious
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To: GilGil
Good news but I would not be surprised if the leadership turns and endorses Hillary at some later time.

15 posted on 08/17/2016 7:50:39 AM PDT by BitWielder1 (I'd rather have Unequal Wealth than Equal Poverty.)
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To: GT Vander

Father, Hear our prayers....xo

GOD BLESS AMERICA


16 posted on 08/17/2016 7:52:42 AM PDT by Uversabound (Our Military past and present: Our Highest example of Brotherhood of Man & Doing God's Will)
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To: GilGil

I am a member of a union that has a high majority of conservative leaning members (lots of former military). But despite the interests of a majority of its membership, its leaders still tend to endorse democrats in elections. For a union to withhold an endorsement, it must be facing a huge amount of resistance from its members to making the endorsement. This lack of endorsement by the Firefighters Union is one of those very strong but mostly hidden indicators that enthusiasm for Hillary is very very weak. The democrats are counting on Hillary winning because people will vote against Trump. I can’t recall any national election where that has worked. People vote FOR someone or they don’t vote. I’m sensing democrat turnout in this election is going to be tiny.


17 posted on 08/17/2016 7:54:32 AM PDT by Rokke
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To: Enterprise

Well done.


18 posted on 08/17/2016 7:56:44 AM PDT by HombreSecreto (New Tagline: TRUMP is the MOCKINGJAY! Defeat the Capitol!)
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To: GilGil
The International Association of Fire Fighters, a politically powerful labor union, has abandoned its initial plans to endorse Democrat Hillary Clinton for U.S. president, the New York Times reported on Friday.

IAFF, good on ya!

Question (kind of related) have the LEO organizations made any endorsements?

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19 posted on 08/17/2016 7:57:30 AM PDT by Seaplaner (Never give in. Never give in. Never...except for convictions of honour and good sense. W. Churchill)
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But they still won’t endorse Trump, just like the PBA

Half a loaf is better than none. Firefighter rank and file are likely trending away from Hillary and/or trending toward Trump. My wife is a paramedic (formerly on a ambulance, now works in a clinic) she hates Hillary with a passion, and is a grudging Trump supporter. Her fire, police, and paramedic friends are generally posting anti-Hillary memes, comments etc...

Her clinic co-workers seem to be mostly pro-Hillary.

20 posted on 08/17/2016 7:57:47 AM PDT by drop 50 and fire for effect ("Work relentlessly, accomplish much, remain in the background, and be more than you seem.)
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