Commentary Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on Second Presidential Debate by Gary Kopycinski on October 17, 2012 Gary Kopycinski Author More in Commentary: Heteronormativity: Grappling with Straight Privilege March 24, 2026 Former Park Forest Mayor Ostenburg Implores Chicago Cardinal Cupich to Care for St. Irenaeus Property December 16, 2025 An Angel Now Guards Our Friends in Blue: Park Forest Mourns the Loss of #204, Detective Tim Jones December 4, 2025 Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 17, 2012. Last night, President Obama drew a stark contrast between Mitt Romney’s vision for the future and his own. In doing so, he could not have made the choice clearer for working families.