2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: So Bernistas are already descending into conspiracy theory land. A little soon, don't you think? [View all]DanTex
(20,709 posts)And blaming it on "Clinton Inc.'s heavy-handed tactics". I believe that "outrage and conspiratorial speculation" is an accurate assessment of that OP and many of the responses.
Randi being on Hillary's SuperPAC is not a conflict of interest, but an alignment of interests. She thinks that Hillary would be a good president, and that Hillary would support policies beneficial to teachers and to AFT. She's a politically active figure, it's part of her job. It's no more of a conflict than the fact that Randi is a registered Democrat, and AFT generally supports Democrats. That's because Democrats are better for teachers than Republicans.
Like you said, there are going to be endorsements to all candidates. If a union headed by someone who has known and supported Bernie Sanders for a long time decides to endorse him with the support of a huge majority of its members, I predict no outrage and conspiracy theories at all. Instead, people will just think, yeah, well naturally that union supported Bernie, not only was their membership heavily in favor, but the leadership is familiar with Bernie and knows that he is the best guy to fight for their interests.
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