Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on the Implications of Eric Cantor Loss

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 12, 2014. 

After a day of instant analysis and breathless conclusions, even a small step back reveals a very clear message about Eric Cantor’s loss: he, and the Republican Party he represents, are hopelessly out of touch with the basic aspirations of regular people.

As a Republican leader, Eric Cantor enabled corporate money in the pursuit of one idea, one message, one strategy, and one tactic.  And they were all the same: obstruction.