SEIU California to Launch…a Republican PAC?
- Posted on June 10, 2011 at 12:35pm by
Billy Hallowell
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The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) has a reputation for supporting Democratic candidates. But, the controversial labor union is gearing up for an effort that will explicitly support Republican contenders.
The California branch of SEIU is planning to launch a political action committee with the sole purpose of getting moderate GOP candidates elected to California state office. The Capitol Alert has more:
The union says 87,000 of its 700,000 members are registered Republicans. With redrawn legislative boundaries looming and the creation of the top-two primary system, SEIU’s new leader Dave Kieffer has said this is the perfect time to start helping candidates to extricate themselves from the grip of party extremists. SEIU is expected to launch its second ad campaign this weekend in the districts of current GOP legislators its officials believe could support Brown’s tax package.
“I feel the far right, the tea party, is hijacking my party, and it’s saddening,” said John Orr, a parking officer at California State University, Fullerton. “I hope through this PAC, this effort and the open primary that moderates can regain their voice.”
Kevin Spillane, a GOP strategist, claims that the union won’t have much of an impact regardless of how much money it spends. He believes this is simply an effort to intimidate some of the Republican legislators who are currently in office. Spillane does believe, though, that SEIU support could be a negative for Republicans in the eyes of more conservative voters.
NBC’s PopZero blog also sees some potential issues with SEUI’s plans. To begin with, Republicans may simply use the same electoral strategy:
…the union likely will try to discourage Democrats from running in that district. Instead, the union will back a moderate Republican — and ask Democratic voters to do the same — in hopes that the moderate can advance to the general election and defeat whatever conservative Republican candidate emerges in a Republican district.
…If the union can keep Democrats out, you could see the GOP work to put up its own Democratic candidate to draw Democratic votes. This is likely to work to stop the SEIU strategy, for two reasons.
For one, while California’s districts tend to lean one way or the other in partisan battles, they are rarely so partisan as to produce two candidates of the same party.
There’s no telling how this will end, but it is surely a development to keep an eye on. This isn’t the first time that the SEIU has supported Republican candidates, nor is it the first instance in which the group has implemented intriguing strategies. Back in early 2010, the union tried to launch a third party in North Carolina.
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bandi9
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 1:10pmfor you CA republican congressmen: if they off you a donation, tell them to put it where the sun doesnt shine
Report Post »historypaper
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 1:09pmSEIU has special agents working to corrupt the vote in favor of communist Barack Hussein Obama. They support SEIU Illegal Aliens and employee their own detectives to follow people on dark nights. SEIU Service Employees International Union is the most corrupt organization on earth and are fully backed by real life gangsters, union long armed thugs, illegal aliens, hard-left politicians, communists and socialists and their dodging the truth looking for a way to stop the SEIU internal revolt. The SEIU union members are dishonest thieves as many are illegal aliens, dodge taxes, talk trash and hate American values and its founders.
Report Post »Write your representative and ask them if they have ever received benefit of one dollar from SEIU.
SEIU is in the protection racket and are known swindlers of the taxpayer. Barack Hussein Obama is the bridge between your money and the SEIU.
Ultimately the SEIU is a global communist organization and their members should be disconnected from their jobs and income.
SEIU is dangerous.
Sharon White
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 8:18pmSEIU is the EVIL one and Obama is *****
Report Post »Ironeagle
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 1:07pmIts a commie plot to miscast the vote in the Republican primary–they will vote for the guy they think Obama will most likely beat.
Report Post »raisedfamilyinSimi
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 1:02pmSEIU members vote to serve their own interests, whether he or she is a Democrat, Republican, Libertarian, or whatever else; righteousness does not fit into the agenda.
Report Post »Teaparty-grammy
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 6:22pmYeah – I believe that is called the “I”m gonna get mine and FU” form of government?
Report Post »Soquel by the Creek
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 1:01pmWhat? SEIU wants to distort or interfere with a democratic election? Unheard of!
Report Post »NJTMATO
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 1:01pm@GETLIFE
Report Post »I like your thinking!!!!!!
supertas
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 12:59pmJohn Orr, parking officer at California State University. Did you get a degree from that same university to get that career position or did you work your way up?
Report Post »Rabble In Arms
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 12:58pmThis is too much. SEIU…Service Employees IDIOT Union.
Report Post »welovetheUSA
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 12:57pmAs long as they pay the dues, collect the big benefits they can never be trusted.
Report Post »Rightsofman
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 12:57pmMy job put me in the CWA but that never prevented me from voting Republican. True i had no say as to wear my union dues were donated to and thay always went to the Dems.
Report Post »Mr. Oshawott
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 12:55pmI wonder if those 87,000 “Republicans” are actually hard-core Democrats disguising themselves as moderate Republicans?
Report Post »compatriotshonor
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 12:54pmModerate republicans, you mean progressive republicans. SEIU and thier socialist-communists-marxists for years have endoresed the democratic platform of this country since before the turn of the 20th century and now they are learning that here recently, the republican platform is gaining strength in the minds of thier own in the labor unions.
Report Post »What better way to keep bringing this country down by reversing some of thier old tactics in order to gain favor of thier own constituents in the labor force, or, the labor unions are loosing out because of the political shift happening now as we speak and are looking to survive any way they can and the views of the labor bosses are more toxic in nature and thier workers are seeing it for what it really is. It’s taking off the old set of sheeps clothing and putting new ones on, but still speaking like a moron.
paperpushermj
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 12:59pmBetter know as RINO
Report Post »SheriS
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 12:53pmIf SEIU gets any clue about this, this group will be jumped all over by the Robots at the top. Not sure I would believe anything coming from the group, but will prove interesting to watch to see how they go about this!
Report Post »paperpushermj
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 12:51pmSo The Union is using the divide and concur tactic to further weaken their political enemy. If any one reading this thinks that SEIU is now championing divided government I have a bridge to sell them. I live in California and the Republican Party has been neutered by one party rule that has passed laws such as open primaries that allow anyone to vote in the Republican primary, there by giving the Left MSM great power in choosing who the Republican candidate will be. This is a Center Left State and because of that it is in a death spiral toward insolvency.As always IMO
Report Post »RightUnite
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 12:50pmDon’t buy into this crap. There is not one thing I would trust the SEIU with.
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 12:50pmWatch the other hand very closely. Dems saw a fake Tea Party candidate win New York 27 for them last month and that may be their new strategy.
Report Post »jedi.kep
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 12:49pmIs that like a Christian athiest group? Or jumbo shrimp? Or the Living Dead? or a Black KKK member? Or a white man going to school with a grant from the NAACP?
Report Post »blazingaway
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 12:48pmI wonder what CA law allows registered voters to do in the primary and general election. If people can register one way in the primary and vote anyway in the general then we’d all best start registering for the opposite party just to prevent that party from running some nut job and then in the general election vote for our candidate. Of course neither party would then get the candidate it wants. Perhaps we should just allow all people to vote in each other’s primary if the so choose.
Report Post »paperpushermj
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 12:57pmThe Open Primary Law give Great Power to the MSM/Entertainment industry who are the shaper and Creator of Public Opinion especially in this brain numbed state.
Report Post »spotster
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 12:46pmWhen tshtf i will be looking for purple shirts . nice bright targets
Report Post »Richard Compton
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 12:46pmYea right and Obama is going to fix the country too!
Report Post »Cold War Vet
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 12:46pmI guess SEIU figures if they can’t beat us, join us. However, I’m not interested in colluding with a bunch of radical America-hating communist thugs and losers with a sense of entitlement.
I’m an American. I believe in FREE ENTERPRISE and fair trade. I believe in BUSINESS. Not socialism. SEIUs track record and criminal past is less than impressive.
NO THANKS, SEIU.
Report Post »integrican
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 1:44pmI think we should invite some of them to the outdoor range…………..ooops, tragic accident!!!!
Report Post »Cold War Vet
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 2:22pmWe have a range, only about 5 miles from here. Good idea!
Report Post »Cold War Vet
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 2:30pm@ INTEGRICAN
Actually, if some SEIU types were to have any kind of fatal accident, I wouldn’t exactly think of it as “tragic.”
Report Post »empleh
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 12:44pmI saw them at Oakland City Hall protesting something! They are shady for sure and obviously scared of the tea party taking back this country else they would not support “moderate” republicans! They know they can lose California so they would rather lose to someone closer to their views than something being right, which is more than position on a political scale because if you are not right, you are wrong!
Report Post »I.Gaspar
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 12:43pmthey should set up a dalai lama pac…
Report Post »TRONINTHEMORNING
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 12:40pmSEIU is nothing but wicked.
Report Post »Teaparty-grammy
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 1:04pmAmen to that–their endorsement would be the “kiss of death” for any candidate hoping to get my vote!
Report Post »JD Carp
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 1:10pmInfiltrate and destroy from within like a cancerous tumor on America.
Report Post »Untameable-kate
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 2:18pm“If the union can keep Democrats out, you could see the GOP work to put up its own Democratic candidate to draw Democratic votes.”
Mitt Romney??
Report Post »orkydorky
Posted on June 11, 2011 at 1:19pm“The Fifth Column”, they don’t care who they buy just so those politicians are owned! Are you getting this clue, the unions are evil?
Report Post »poverty.sucks
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 12:36pmDon’t trust them.
Report Post »CatB
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 12:42pm” in hopes that the moderate can advance to the general election and defeat whatever conservative Republican candidate emerges in a Republican district.”
These aren’t going to be “moderate” .. they will be Democrats claiming to be “moderate” Republicans …
TEA!
Report Post »GETLIFE
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 12:42pmAny strategy designed to out the rinos is fine with me. This will only serve to better define the growing movement of true conservatives.
Report Post »Dustyluv
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 12:43pmI will open a Democrap PAC and beat them over the head with their own money…How bout that??
Report Post »fastfacts
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 12:44pmLiberals will try to get dress up as conservatives and Republicans to get their boot on our throats. We need to find them and sort them out.
Just like Ed Schultz blasting Weiner to disguise his faults: http://tiny.cc/htlfx
Report Post »banjarmon
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 12:45pmThey WANT RINOs!!!
Report Post »Blackhawk1
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 12:47pmTrying to convince Republicans that unions are not really so bad. I bet if you ask the Republicans if they had a CHOICE to opt out of the union and keep their job the union officials wouldn’t like the answer.
Report Post »GETLIFE
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 12:47pmActually, it’s kind of nice of them to help us with our house cleaning….
Report Post »Obama Snake Oil Co
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 12:47pmIsn’t like activists working side by side with muslims?
Report Post »J.C. McGlynn
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 12:52pmSEIU owns the democrap party now they want to purchase the Republican party.
Report Post »hersey10
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 12:52pmThe desperation is oozing out of the cyst that is SEIU .
Report Post »Patrick in AZ
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 12:54pmIf SEIU is supporting you, you would never get my vote
Report Post »Teaparty-grammy
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 1:01pm@ CatB
My only fear is the moonbats in California will mistake these Democrats in GOP clothing for the “real thing”, although most of the Republicans aren’t “real”, either, which is why we need Herman Cain or Allen West in 2012. No indication yet that Allen West is running. If he does not run, I’m supporting Herman Cain.
Report Post »Teaparty-grammy
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 1:03pm@ GETLIFE
I see this as a desperation move and a tacit admission that their Messiah, ODumber is in serious trouble and probably cannot win, so they’re trying to buy some RINO insurance–anything to stay in power and keep their snouts in the govt. trough, you know.
Report Post »AzDebi
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 1:06pmAllen West-Liberal’s Worse Nightmare!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpTodTmgctM&feature=player_embedded#at=17
I’m with Glenn on this…AMERICA MUST GET HIM TO RUN IN 2012!!!!!
Report Post »SavingtheRepublic.com
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 1:07pm^____^____^
Report Post »Anyone SEIU backs is, IMO, an enemy of the state. If anything this is a blessing as it puts light on the cockroaches.
Teaparty-grammy
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 1:08pmThis is just a sneaky ploy on their part to keep Tea Party candidates off the ballots. You can smell the desperation in the air–they know they have gone too far and are likely to be ousted in 2012, and they have become addicted to having their snouts in the govt. trough–not willing to give that up.
Report Post »oldasdirt
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 1:09pmGet a conservative Republican candidate,and dress him up as a RINO.Send him in to get support from SEIU.It’s time to fight just as mean,nasty,and dirty as libs do.
Report Post »Time to take off the gloves and win our Nation back.
LeaderShip
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 1:11pmSEIU is looking for socialist Republican RINOS to mirror their Democrat communist views – LOLOLOL
Report Post »Dustoff
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 1:27pmThat’s for sure.
I smell a HUGE trap!
Report Post »stchuckmom
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 1:31pm“Don’t trust them.” I was thinking the same thing.
Report Post »GETLIFE
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 1:34pmTEA PARTY GRAMMY, yep, desperation and sneakiness. It could do a bit of harm, but in the long run will just bite them in the behind.
Report Post »Sound The Trumpet In Zion
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 1:36pmAll this is, is an attempt by the SEIU to have some of their democrat wacko group be registered as republicans to try to keep us from taking our country back from an imposter in the WH and his thug groups such as the SEIU, and not allowing them to make this country into a communist nation. The one good thing about this is that it will make any actual conservatives that are forced into the unions there easier to vote more conservatively without the thugs finding out about it. This tactic will NOT work according to your plans SEIU thugs!
Report Post »drbage
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 1:37pmSounds more like a RINOPac to me.
Report Post »Banshee34
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 1:55pmMy thoughts exactly!
Report Post »joe conservative
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 1:59pmOnly 87,000 out of 700,000 are registered Republicans? That is about as believable as anything the union says. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezpib_kd1ww Check out this video that shows how SEIU treats it’s own members.
Report Post »smithclar3nc3
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 2:11pmAny candidate that would accept SEIU supports isn’t worth a vote. In fact Republican candidates should come out against SEIU calling out for the socialist they are and stating that if they are elected theyll do everything in their power to turn California into a right to work state. AND WORK ON DISMANTLING THE CORRUPTR AND ANTI-AMERICAN SEIU
Report Post »LadyLiberty
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 2:11pmAnd this is different than their other PAC’s how exactly?
Money goes in. Democrat gets it.
Report Post »heavyduty
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 2:13pmThat’s the problem now is that we have too many moderate Republicans in there now. We need less moderation and more conservatism in our political offices.
Report Post »cemerius
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 2:31pmand another RINO is born! ha ha ha seriously who cares about California politicians?? No matter who the elect they are BANKRUPT!!! Strong arm enviromentalists, illegal alien supporters (La Raza) and union protesters bypass anything a politician can do!!! California needs to grow strong men and women (conservative lifestyles)…….
Report Post »ghostsouls
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 2:38pmThey see the tidal wave of Republicans taking over everything in 2012 and they don’t want to be on the outside looking in.
Report Post »pschlentz
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 2:42pmDon‘t trust them as far as you can trust Obama’s swollen head…
Report Post »TomFerrari
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 2:52pmRED HERRING / SHILL CANDIDATES !!!!!
California recently passed “PROP 14” aka “TOP TWO”.
This means that there is a primary with lots of candidates and the top two vote getters, regardless of party go into the election. (I’m not 100% clear on the details beyond that)
There was great hubub over Prop 14, and similar propositions failed in the past (2004) due to the controversy – this could eliminate entire parties by filling the primary ballot with shills, splitting the vote so much that nobody in that party gets onto the final ballot, it also eliminates third parties in elections – in 2 states that already use “top two”, no third party candidate has ever passed into the actual election.
Prop 14 also prohibits CAUCUSING!!!
This means a party cannot narrow down its own cadidates prior to the “top two” primary.
So, when SEIU loads the ballot with crappy “republican” candidates (RINOs), this splits the vote and could even eliminate ANY republican from getting onto the ballot!!!
DO NOT IGNORE THIS!!!
Report Post »Marylou7
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 3:19pmIf you believe that then you deserve whatever it is they decide to stick to you.
Report Post »Edct
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 4:05pmDon’t trust anyone in that liberal stupid state…full of idiots, liberals, illegal wet backes, and lying politicians.
Report Post »independentvoteril
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 4:15pmThat is 87,000 registered Republicans?? HOW do they know.. was this information voluntary or did they go through the records and cross them with their members??? besides the fact that they are LIARS.. knowing union members.. and I do .. MANY of them.. they have almost an even split but less for the Republicans by 2-3% who are INDEPENDENTS and that would be real REPUBLICANS not RINO’s .. and in MANY other states (don’t know how CA does their elections).. MANY people either DON’T vote in the primary where they have to declare.. OR.. they register one way and vote the other in the general election.. so UNLESS SEIU pulls each ballot of their members they really DON‘T know who’s voting for whom..and this could BURN them badly.. NO ONE even LIBERALS likes their UNION checking up on how they vote..
Report Post »Susan Harkins
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 4:28pmWow! All two of those Californians are conservatives?
Explosive news!
Report Post »jakartaman
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 4:57pmunionism = communism
Report Post »they only protect the weak and stupid!
Jim in Houston
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 4:59pmModerate Republican = RINO
Report Post »sWampy
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 5:37pmliberals lie, cheat, steal, destroy everything they claim to help, conservatives should never take their stolen money.
Report Post »Bounder
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 5:44pmA house divided unto itself will not stand.
Report Post »desertkid
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 5:55pmIf SEIU doesn’t protest this rally, then it’s a sham.
Report Post »drattastic
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 6:00pmIn other words the seiu want to keep as many progressives in power as possible.there is no difference between aRINO and a democrat
Report Post »jb.kibs
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 6:57pmsame as those ‘hollywood writters’ that come out now. don’t trust them. they are all liars.
Report Post »*************************
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 7:45pmWHAT?!? Progressives (communists) in the Republican Party, too? Tell me it ain’t so!!
Report Post »Professional Infidel
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 10:46pmSEIU, Weiner are LIERS period.
Report Post »seminolebri
Posted on June 11, 2011 at 12:25amall they are doing is getting liberals to vote in the republican primary’s. vote for the guy that obama can beat. throw the republican primary into chaos.
Report Post »click_name_4_impeachment
Posted on June 11, 2011 at 1:23amThey have proven their goal is power at all costs…..nothing else needs to be said……whoever SEIU backs is wrong for the job, regardless of party.
Report Post »Gerrymanderer
Posted on June 11, 2011 at 1:51amHell has frozen over.
Report Post »Longshot35
Posted on June 11, 2011 at 5:37amAbsolutely we shouldn’t trust any union given especially given Wisconsin and elsewhere.
To all you fools who want to irradicate everyone who doesn’t have every little same belief as you do:
You people are fools. Way to go with that idiotic notion because you people will simply re-elect Obama and reinstall Pelosi as the Speaker of the House. Yeah Awesome job! You really think that dealing with Obama is the same as dealing anyone of these people you call RINOs???
Just because a person disagrees with you on one or two issues, does not make them a RINO, nor is it suficient to kick them out of the GOP. Do you honestly think that we are going to win the presidency or either legislative body by booting these people out of the party?
When you people make these spiteful accusation of RINO the only thing you accomplish is sounging about as rational as those prosecuting the witches during the Salem Witch Trials. And then many of you close your post with TEA! defaming everyone else that belongs to the Tea party.
We can’t win through exclusion. Winning is achieved by winning the argument and persuading everyone else to see things our way.
Report Post »BehindBlueEyes
Posted on June 11, 2011 at 5:49amAnother tactic to manipulate candidates and the whole voting process. These union people are not to be trusted and are gaming the system.
Report Post »hwyphd1
Posted on June 12, 2011 at 4:14pmarlen specter needs some support…
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