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What role will labor unions play in 2012 race?

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    Shannon Bream reports from Washington, D.C.

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-- -- That's the politics governor Romney's running mate his new running mate wasting no time taking on unions congressman Paul Ryan in his home state of Wisconsin.

Reminding voters already about Governor Walker is big win.

In a union led a recall election earlier this year.

Some of the questions we're asking today what role will the big labor unions play in this campaign for either party -- green has more from -- it on -- Shannon.

I -- let's talk about the conventions because as the two parties gear up for those big meetings that they hope we're gonna sway undecided voters.

Big labor isn't lining up to bankroll the democrats' gathering in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Public records show unions contributed eight point five million dollars to the 2008 Democratic Convention in Denver but this time.

Many say -- taken a pass any July memo to members AFL CIO president Richard Trumka wrote this close.

This year we will not be making monetary contributions to the convention or the host committee we won't be buying sky boxes hosting -- -- -- In -- union leader spent millions to stage they're on so called shadow convention in Philadelphia this weekend.

At a that was apparently organized in response to the democratic party's announcement that the DNC convention in September would be held -- -- North Carolina and that's the least unionized state in the country.

By the way.

Charlie has zero unionized hotels also big labor reportedly isn't very happy that the president is scheduled to accept his party's nomination at the Bank of America Stadium.

-- by non union labor at this weekend's union event in Philly the -- sounded less than silently partisan.

This election isn't about whether a candidate.

I could -- -- -- on after his or her name.

This isn't about building one political party earning another.

It's about -- vision for the future.

Union leaders say don't read too much into the situation involving Charlotte saying that union simply -- less money on hand to donate this year.

And leaders say they'd rather focus their resources on grassroots efforts and plan to make voter registration.

The top priority -- interesting we'll have to wait and see how that could potentially affect the results have a few more weeks.

That Jenn and thank you need that.

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