On Mon, 13 Feb 2006, Doug Henwood wrote:
> Michael Hoover wrote:
>
>> although union members are more likely to identify themselves as dems than
>> reps and labor unions are more likely to support dem candidates, reps have
>> captured at least 40% of votes from union households in 8 of last 13 prez
>> elections...
>
> It looks like union housholds vote Dem by 10 percentage points more than the
> overall popular vote. 10 points ain't nothing, but it's not overwhelming,
> either.
>
> Doug
Yeah, I work frequently with my college's classified staff local union president; she's a Bush Republican. Damndest thing.
Miles