Fear Of GOP Takeover Forces Unions To Back Dems Who Opposed Health Care Reform The Hill reports that unions have had to rethink their previous opposition to House Democrats who voted against the health care bill, and have now been sending out mailers in support of them: “Larry Scanlon, political director for the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), told The Hill he sees more labor support coming for Democrats who voted against the bill due to concerns about the party losing control of the House. ‘When the reality sets in and you are talking about John Boehner running the House, you have to start saying ‘Hey, we have to take a second look here.’ It’s what is called practical politics,’ Scanlon said.”
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