tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post4598469868838860894..comments2024-03-29T03:57:26.974-04:00Comments on Grim's Hall: A Tale of Two TPPsGrimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07543082562999855432noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-3052257258176096652017-01-24T11:12:14.321-05:002017-01-24T11:12:14.321-05:00The Teamsters were courted aggressively by the Bus...The Teamsters were courted aggressively by the Bush campaign, but ended up going with Gore for their endorsement. Still, even then, it was clear that their interests were not well-served by the Clinton/Gore faction. The Bush people continued courting them, with mixed results, throughout their administration. (See here, <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/opinions/2003/08/21/bush-hoffa-and-labor/2f0b7882-c2ec-4885-93fe-a890a46e5f6c/?utm_term=.e8d6957dc15e" rel="nofollow">with cameo by James Comey</a>.)<br /><br />Trump is the inheritor of that groundwork, although it's his rejection of the Bushes' "Corporations First" policy in favor of the "America First" one that really did the trick. Still, at least some of the ease with which he swung the Teamsters is probably due to that legacy of outreach.Grimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07543082562999855432noreply@blogger.com