The Politics of Card Check In Arkansas
Monday, May 17th, 2010 by adminEJ Dionne of the Washington Post takes note of the Senate race down in Arkansas:
But Lincoln, like Specter, is in trouble partly because of flip-flopping, particularly during the health-care battle. Labor is also furious that Lincoln, who once co-sponsored the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) that would make it easier to organize unions, later turned against it.
If Halter wins, progressives will have a right to claim victory. But it’s not clear how liberal Halter is, and he avoids the label. He is for the public option on health care but has ducked taking a stand on EFCA because it “is no longer being discussed.”
That’s not the only state where EFCA will be a big deal. In his column, Dionne also addresses the Senate race in Pennsylvania, which is a key for the future of sound policy.
For political junkies, it’s back to interesting times for card check and EFCA.
Tags: Arkansas, Pennsylvania
