[lbo-talk] Top all time donors 1989-2012

[Wojtek S]

[WS:]  This supports what I said earlier that business have and
exercise choices which political party to support. Unions do not have
such a choice - their only option is to support Democrats.  And they
are pretty much screwed because of that, as any threat to take their
funding elsewhere do not look credible.

The only alternative strategy is to act like a "madman" - threaten to
derail Democrats if they do not deliver, even if that means
sacrificing the current and meager level of political representations.

 That threat can only be credible if the unions establish their
"madman" reputation, meaning to convey the message that they will not
act "rationally" but instead they will go ballistic if they do not get
what they want, even if that means losing the battle.  Repugs use that
strategy very effectively.

Wojtek

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