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Why The Teamsters Are Sitting This Election Out
Episode 796

Why The Teamsters Are Sitting This Election Out

It's as predictable as can be in politics, right? Organized labor, especially the biggest unions, align with Democrats. Most of the time, that's the case but the Teamsters' national leadership surprised many political observers and operatives by declining to endorse any candidate in the 2024 presidential race. In this discussion, the Competitive Enterprise Institute's Sean Higgins assesses that decision and explains how that could affect both the current and future races. For more information: https://cei.org/blog/teamsters-non-endorsement-outlier-or-sign-of-things-to-come/

American Viewpoints · Mike Ferguson, sean higgins

October 3, 202410m 51s

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Show Notes

It's as predictable as can be in politics, right? Organized labor, especially the biggest unions, align with Democrats. Most of the time, that's the case but the Teamsters' national leadership surprised many political observers and operatives by declining to endorse any candidate in the 2024 presidential race. In this discussion, the Competitive Enterprise Institute's Sean Higgins assesses that decision and explains how that could affect both the current and future races. For more information: https://cei.org/blog/teamsters-non-endorsement-outlier-or-sign-of-things-to-come/

Topics

donald trumpcompetitive enterprise institutesean higginsorganized laborkamala harrisceiteamsterslabor union