There are several articles about this out there this morning, and I find it very interesting that the union is planning to use their money internally instead of to support "political candidates".  Although they do not indicate this is about Obama not approving the Keystone Pipeline (as they wanted) or showing up in Wisconsin (as they wanted), it certainly does tend to show a level of disapproval considering their efforts in 2008, I would say.  Your opinion???

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Jun 13,  2012

Remember what we wrote about Obama's fracturing coalition this morning?  More trouble in paradise:

The AFL-CIO has told Washington Whispers it will redeploy funds away from political candidates smack dab in the middle of election season, the latest sign that the largest federation of unions in the country could be becoming increasingly disillusioned with President Obama. The federation says the shift has been in the works for months, and had nothing to do with the president's failure to show in Wisconsin last week, where labor unions led a failed recall election of Governor Scott Walker.  "We wanted to start investing our funds in our own infrastructure and advocacy," AFL-CIO spokesman Josh Goldstein told Whispers. "There will be less contributions to candidates," including President Obama. While there were "a lot of different opinions" about whether Obama should have gone to Wisconsin, according to Goldstein, "this is not a slight at the president."

They're denying that this decision represents any form of retribution for Obama's controversial decision to literally fly over Wisconsin in the midst of a contested, high-stakes election for organized labor.  Maybe this shift truly was in the works for months, maybe not.  Motivation aside, this move could have a significant adverse impact on Democrats' ground game in the fall:

The shift in funding is significant due to the federation's role in past presidential campaigns, where the AFL-CIO built up a massive political structure in the months leading up the election, including extensive "Get Out The Vote" efforts, as well as financial contributions.

Read more here:  http://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2012/06/13/oh_my_aflcio_pull...