AFL-CIO pulling funds from Obama campaign and Dems

Well...well...well. Is the AFL-CIO using the pulling of cash as a tactic to extract more gifts from the Democrats, such as White House support for "ambush" organizing elections and micro-unions?

From US News and World Report:

The AFL-CIO has told Washington Whispers it will redeploy funds away from political candidates smack dab in the middle of election season, the latest sign that the largest federation of unions in the country could be becoming increasingly disillusioned with President Obama.

The federation says the shift has been in the works for months, and had nothing to do with the president's failure to show in Wisconsin last week, where labor unions led a failed recall election of Governor Scott Walker.

"We wanted to start investing our funds in our own infrastructure and advocacy," AFL-CIO spokesman Josh Goldstein told Whispers. "There will be less contributions to candidates," including President Obama.

While there were "a lot of different opinions" about whether Obama should have gone to Wisconsin, according to Goldstein, "this is not a slight at the president."

Of course, it very well could be a slight at the president.

I'm sure the AFL-CIO's hands are open for more Democratic gifts.

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