The United Farm Workers on Tuesday announced its endorsement of President Joe Biden for reelection, saying that the Democrat has proven throughout his life to be an “authentic champion” for workers and their families, regardless of race or national origin.

The farm workers’ union was co-founded by Cesar Chavez, the late grandfather of Julie Chavez Rodriguez, who Biden named as his 2024 campaign manager. Her father, Arturo Rodriquez, is a past UFW president.

Julie Rodriguez and “special guests” were expected to formally announce the endorsement later Tuesday at Muranaka Farms in the city of Moorpark in southern California.

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    1 year ago

    At least Sinema kicked herself out of the democratic party so they didn’t have to bother primarying her out.

    If she had stayed in the party, the party would not primary her. The party protects incumbents from primary challengers.

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      The party doesn’t primary her, another candidate does, and then we all vote on it. I’m not disagreeing with you here, and of course a party generally protects incumbents, they’re easier to get re elected. Doesn’t mean people still can’t vote against them in the primary anyways and defeat a party admin preferred incumbent. I would also argue that Sinema leaving was an admission even the party admin was going to say, no fuck you. But again it’s the primary election that decides, so go support progressives in the primary so you have a good candidate to vote for in the general.

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        I’m not disagreeing with you here, and of course a party generally protects incumbents, they’re easier to get re elected.

        The party supported an anti-choice candidate over a progressive and used incumbency as an excuse. If they have no standards at all beyond “support incumbent” then that’s what I will continue expecting them to do.

        Doesn’t mean people still can’t vote against them in the primary anyways and defeat a party admin preferred incumbent.

        The deck is already stacked against the challenger because incumbents have advantage. The party doesn’t need to weigh in, but challengers tend to be progressive.

        But again it’s the primary election that decides, so go support progressives in the primary

        Did you laugh like an atheist in a Jack Chick tract after typing that?