Three local United Food & Commercial Workers unions endorsed Prince George's County Executive Angela Alsobrooks (D) in the race for Ben Cardin's Maryland U.S. Senate seat yesterday. UFCW Local 400, UFCW Local 27, and UFCW Local 1994 MCGEO represent over 30,000 members who are registered voters in Maryland. Those members work in a wide variety of fields, including grocery stores, retail, health care, food processing, meatpacking, chemical processing, cannabis, and gaming, as well as in the public sector. UFCW Local 1994 represents many Montgomery County government employees, for example.
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| UFCW Local 1994 MCGEO President Gino Renne |
“Angela Alsobrooks is a champion for working families, and a relentless advocate for justice and equity,” UFCW Local 1994 MCGEO President Gino Renne said in a statement Thursday. “Her commitment to the people of Maryland and her proven track record of leadership make her the ideal candidate for the U.S. Senate. I am proud to endorse Angela Alsobrooks, confident that she will fight tirelessly for our rights and our future.”
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| Alsobrooks receiving the endorsement of local 1199 SEIU union in February |
The choice of labor to support Alsobrooks is not necessarily a surprising development in the general election contest, which pits the Prince George's leader against former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) in a statewide election that may determine which party controls the U.S. Senate. Alsobrooks has already garnered many union endorsements in the race, including several local SEIU unions, and the Amalgamated Transit Union. Thursday's endorsements give her the backing of 13 labor organizations, based upon the list on her campaign website.
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| Former Gov. Larry Hogan receiving endorsement of Ocean City and Worcester County firefighters in Ocean City |
Hogan has received six union endorsements himself, many representing first responders in the state. Among those supporting the Republican are the Marine Engineers’ Beneficial Association (M.E.B.A.), the nation’s oldest maritime labor union representing officers of the United States Merchant Marines, Ocean City Career Firefighter Paramedics Association IAFF Local 4269, Worcester County Professional Firefighters IAFF Local 4916, the International Union of Police Associations, the State Law Enforcement Officers Labor Alliance (SLEOLA), and the International Longshoremen’s Association Local 333. The latter represents more than 2,000 maritime workers at the busy Port of Baltimore.
One endorsement Hogan didn't necessarily expect was that of President Donald Trump, whom the former governor has heavily criticized for years. But he got it anyway Thursday, only a week after Trump surrogates declared Hogan's Senate hopes dead, after the Marylander asked his fellow Americans to respect the verdict in Trump's New York trial.
Trump's habit of embracing even his harshest critics at the drop of a hat can be seen by some as shrewd, and by others as nonsensical. But Trump's transactional relationship style has served him well for decades in business and politics, making his endorsement of Hogan not entirely shocking. On balance, the Trump nod may even help Hogan, if "Lockdown Larry"-averse MAGA voters end up begrudgingly following their leader's directive.
Photos courtesy Alsobrooks for Senate, UFCW Local 1994, Hogan for Maryland, Inc.
Democrats would be wise to remind voters that a vote for Hogan is a vote for Trump.
ReplyDeleteHaving recently moved out from the hell-hole that is PG County, I am horrified at the thought of Alsobrooks as our Senator. While she was in office PG County was the most corrupt, mismanaged, and violent county in the state. No way I want this woman anywhere near any power!
ReplyDeleteHogan has his problems, but he was an OK governor for the most part. Alsobrooks doesn't have a single redeeming quality.
"While she was in office PG County was the most corrupt, mismanaged, and violent county in the state."
ReplyDeleteUmm, no. PG's crime rate is below Cecil, Talbot, Anne Arundel, Baltimore County, and Allegany. I miss the days when facts mattered and people didn't just spew hot garbage to fit their otherwise unsupportable opinions.
https://mdsp.maryland.gov/Pages/Dashboards/NIBRSCrimeDashboard.aspx
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DeleteIf PG crime rate is below all those counties (especially Bmore) this state is doomed. Either way we lose. I doubt those "facts' btw. As an aside, name one of these recent AGs that's competent.
DeleteWell, 8:10 is correct in one small part of their argument saying Baltimore is worse than PG. That would be math proficiency.
Deletehttps://www.greenbeltnewsreview.com/news-stories/pgcps-students-declines-in-math-called-concerning/
Only 10% of HS students are proficient in math, (Baltimore improving to 7% from zero in a previous year). So Alsobrooks can bring her expertise to represent the rest of the state as the left will ignore her track record.
I miss the days when water carriers for the left actually cared about crime.
ReplyDeletehttps://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2024/04/24/what-the-data-says-about-crime-in-the-us/
Feel free to check out Capitol Heights after dark and all the "non-crime" that goes on. Just because Alsobrooks & Braveboy, (PG County State Attorney), reclassified crimes to bolster statistics makes those stats worthless.
11:57 You are entitled to your own opinion; you are not entitled to your own facts.
ReplyDeleteDoes 7:57 realize that phrase only works if the "facts" are true? Explaining everything through a TDS filter only points out the weakness of your argument.
ReplyDeleteLiterally no one has mentioned Trump, weirdo. Nobody cares about that meaningless loser.
Delete@6:30 Reading is fundamental as it's the basis of 7:32's support of Alsobrooks. On the other hand your TDS is strong.
Delete@7:32 AM - Heed your own advice, Democrat voters have no intention of casting a vote for someone who will sell out women, and is state to join the brotherhood of evil, once elected. He can't wait to kiss the ring. Alsobrooks will be a needed addition to the Senate to shift the balance of power, back to where it belongs.
ReplyDelete8:59 Should pay a little more attention as they've owned the Senate the entire time Brandon has been in the WH. Had the House not changed hands, things like the laptop would have never seen the light of day.
DeleteKeep it up as the power on the left has left the border open to criminals who prey on citizens, economy in shambles and two wars, (Brandon working on a third as we speak).
Yeah, power where it belongs. Can't help those who value power over everything else. That is truly sad.
@11:57 only a Sith deals in absolutes.
ReplyDelete: Democrat voters have no intention of casting a vote for someone who will sell out women" That perhaps the most laughable statement I have read today. Democrat politicians sell women out all the time, as they know their vote is in the bag. Bill Clinton comes to mind. Democrat policies and their actions undermine young women in sports on the daily.
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