Union Boss Threatens Obama and Democrats To Do More For Unions Or Get No Union Support For 2012 Election

Union boss Richard Trumka, president of the AFL-CIO, already feels like he bought this President, along with most of the Democrats in the House and Senate. He is also keenly aware that Barack Obama and the Democratic Party leadership expect him and his union brethren to spend mightily to get Obama re-elected. Most estimates, in fact, expect unions to spend upwards of $500 million on Obama's re-election campaign.

Democratic Candidates Find Endorsement From Obama Is The Kiss Of Death

Obama endorsements sunk two more Democratic candidates this month as his political capital continues to wane along with his popularity in the face of widespread voter rebellion.

Senator Benedict Arlen Specter became the fourth Democrat in seven months to lose a high-profile election despite active involvement in the campaign by Obama. The Associated Press, in their infinite wisdom, said that this is "raising doubts about Obama's ability to help fellow Democrats in this November's elections." You think?

The first three all fell to Republicans. Specter's loss Tuesday to Representative Joe Sestak in Pennsylvania's Democratic senatorial primary proves, unequivocally, that Obama's influence and popularity - even within his own party - is sinking fast. And he's taking Democratic candidates down with him.