Posted on 10/24/2024 1:57:20 PM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
PHILADELPHIA — Sirens are sounding for Sen. Bob Casey’s campaign in Pennsylvania, where the firefighters’ union in deep-blue Philly is ditching the incumbent Democrat and endorsing GOP Senate hopeful Dave McCormick instead.
The union, International Association of Fire Fighters Local 22, is based in the city’s industrial Northern Liberties neighborhood and represents more than 4,500 firefighters, paramedics and EMTs.
Union leaders announced the nod at a press conference with McCormick Wednesday, and explained their decision not to back Casey after endorsing him in his three previous bids for Senate.
“Our endorsement decision wasn’t made lightly,” said Local 22 President Mike Bresnan, who noted a big factor in their decision was Casey’s absence from their communities.
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I would bet good money that those internal union meetings were very contentious with communist union leadership having to be beaten down by members to change their minds.
This is actually a pretty big deal. The left and their media can make all sorts of excuses as to why leftist groups aren’t supporting Harris as President. They pretend as if it is due to Harris personally.
When a union endorses a down-ballot GOP candidate such as in the Senate race then it means they are rejecting the entire Democrat platform and not just her.
Casey is nothing like his father. Glad the union finally could see the obvious.
Makes my heart happy!
Nice. Fire Casey. He’s useless anyway.
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