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    Politicians following the votes?

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App and no -- meanwhile moving on after decades of support from the labor unions the Democratic Party is reportedly reassessing its political relationship.

And our next guest says it's because when contributors became a liability.

Politicians reboot and go where the votes are.

Hide out Jackie is the chairman of the joint together America and a former democratic gubernatorial candidate over in California so why worry about it -- now well.

I think Wisconsin send.

Quite a message across the country.

I think people have become much more aware of the disparity between their compensation and that of public officials.

The pensions.

Obligations are bankrupting the cities and it's very difficult now for politicians to support that.

And Al are you suggesting that the Democratic Party and the labor unions are heard gonna split up.

Well I think that.

Politicians go where the votes are and as public opinion is shifting you can expect that the politicians will do so.

-- is -- AFL CIO came out last week as a you know let me cutting back -- contributions to the president.

What is gonna focus more on our membership now that came out after the president did not show up in Wisconsin.

For the recall elections coincidence.

-- no not at all you get what you pay for.

The point.

Great Britain make Al going forward is you gotta figure you know the Obama White House are gonna do everything they can to get the support.

Of course they well but.

You saw the reaction the AFL CIO.

You see what's happening down in North Carolina.

The attitude is hey you're you're putting your convention and they nonunion state -- you also brought up the fact stop the blame bush stuff it's not working but you still doing it.

That two.

You don't say bush is responsible for the recession and for all of our -- has repeatedly ridiculous.

It is -- we've heard a lot of it Fareed Al -- joining us today from Los Angeles Al thank you very much.

Thank you fought throughout love them and -- the.

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