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| Wal-Mart strides into election fray |
| 2006-09-19 |
| Wal-Mart, the nationÂ’s largest employer, is planning to launch a voter registration and education campaign this fall targeted at its 1.3 million employees in an effort to combat growing criticism from Democrats and labor unions. By doing so, the worldÂ’s largest retailer is striding into the national political arena, which until this election cycle it has taken pains to avoid. Wal-MartÂ’s voter registration and education programs could be among the biggest in the country, though not as big as those of its labor union opponents. The AFL-CIO, for example, has nearly 13 million members. The companyÂ’s decision appears to be a response to several high-profile Democrats, including Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and four 2008 Democratic presidential hopefuls, who participated in a labor-organized anti-Wal-Mart campaign this summer. Compensating for its lack of experience educating potential voters, Wal-Mart has worked with the League of Women Voters, one of the nationÂ’s preeminent voter education groups, to craft materials to distribute to employees. |
| Posted by:mcsegeek1 |
| #5 actually mcsegeek, the argument is best for the black, latino, and poorer communities that see Walmart as a cheaper consumer choice and source of (non-union) jobs. A good opportunity to strip the donk base of what the Donk leadership considers "safely on the plantation" |
| Posted by: Frank G 2006-09-19 18:55 |
| #4 I hope they register every rusty-pickup-driving, tobacco-juice-spitting, NASCAR-race-watching, singlewide-trailer-living, WWF-following, Pentecostal-church-going, tater-salad-eating, rebel-flag-waving, crawfish-head-sucking, greasy-hat-wearing redneck in the country. Give the dhimmis a big dose of hicks from the sticks. |
| Posted by: mcsegeek1 2006-09-19 17:51 |
| #3 Well you made Walmart your target of choice, time to reap the consequence. Yamamoto said something along the lines of - We have awaken a sleeping giant. The Donks made it political/personal, now watch them cry when Walmart practices registration/education right back at them. |
| Posted by: Shavise Angeamp7988 2006-09-19 17:06 |
| #2 yeaaahhhh, but maybe a few will get interested in what politics does to their livelihood and actually 'vote their pocketbooks'. |
| Posted by: Bobby 2006-09-19 16:50 |
| #1 Registration is one thing; actually voting is another. What this does is drive down the statistics of the percentage of registered voters who participate in the following elections. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2006-09-19 14:08 |