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Hollywood Reporter: In separate actions, the American Federation of Musicians, IATSE and the WGA West’s PAC have endorsed President Obama’s re-election bid.
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ZoeW
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Way to go IATSE and AFM. Although endorsement is a tough issue, I think that these unions defiantly made the right choice. Obama has come right out and said that he is trying to help the working people, and Romney blatantly said that he thinks that 47% of the population is living off the government and he doesn't want to support them. So if I were a labor union who was being backed up by the current president why would I not endorse him. This is not a shocking choice but I am happy to know that at least two theatrical unions were willing to come out and say it publicly. Also Prop 32 was ridiculous I don't understand how the unions would have ever let that pass.
It is not particularly surprising that unions in the entertainment industry are in support of Obama. I personally felt that voting for Romney would have been voting directly against my career hopes. Many free lance artists, managers, and musicians definitely need the health care benefits that Obama has provided, and Obama has been much more supportive of the arts than Romney stated he intended to be. I am glad to see that two unions came out to publicly endorse him since the race was so close and I am sure that some people who were undecided saw that so many working people were in favor of Obama.
While I definitely agree with what both Zoe and Sophia had to say above, endorsement makes me nervous. I think that in the short term endorsing Obama wasn't a bad move and certainly seems to be the better candidate for them to endorse. However it is always risky to publicly endorse a political figure and it always makes me nervous. It seems inappropriate. I hope there will be no negative effects (it honestly does seem unlikely that there will be).
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Way to go IATSE and AFM. Although endorsement is a tough issue, I think that these unions defiantly made the right choice. Obama has come right out and said that he is trying to help the working people, and Romney blatantly said that he thinks that 47% of the population is living off the government and he doesn't want to support them. So if I were a labor union who was being backed up by the current president why would I not endorse him. This is not a shocking choice but I am happy to know that at least two theatrical unions were willing to come out and say it publicly. Also Prop 32 was ridiculous I don't understand how the unions would have ever let that pass.
It is not particularly surprising that unions in the entertainment industry are in support of Obama. I personally felt that voting for Romney would have been voting directly against my career hopes. Many free lance artists, managers, and musicians definitely need the health care benefits that Obama has provided, and Obama has been much more supportive of the arts than Romney stated he intended to be. I am glad to see that two unions came out to publicly endorse him since the race was so close and I am sure that some people who were undecided saw that so many working people were in favor of Obama.
While I definitely agree with what both Zoe and Sophia had to say above, endorsement makes me nervous. I think that in the short term endorsing Obama wasn't a bad move and certainly seems to be the better candidate for them to endorse. However it is always risky to publicly endorse a political figure and it always makes me nervous. It seems inappropriate. I hope there will be no negative effects (it honestly does seem unlikely that there will be).
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