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Teamsters president endorses Republican Ashley Moody in Florida Senate race

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The Washington Examiner, Fox News, the New York Post and The Western Journal report that Teamsters General President Sean O’Brien said he cast his ballot in Florida for Sen. Ashley Moody, the Republican incumbent, in her special Senate election against Democratic state Rep. Angie Nixon. O’Brien said Moody has helped the union protect workers’ pensions, defend good-paying jobs and support apprenticeship programs. The Examiner describes the endorsement as implicit. The outlets say the endorsement breaks from the union’s usual support for Democrats. Moody was appointed to the seat by Gov. Ron DeSantis after Marco Rubio became secretary of state, according to the Examiner.

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  1. Teamsters General President Sean O’Brien said he cast his ballot in Florida for Republican Sen. Ashley Moody.

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  2. O’Brien said Moody has helped the union on pensions, jobs and apprenticeship programs.

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  3. Moody faces Democratic state Rep. Angie Nixon in the Florida Senate election.

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  4. The union has about 1.3 million members, according to the coverage.

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The coverage reports that Teamsters President Sean O’Brien cast his Florida ballot for Republican Sen. Ashley Moody, with Fox News and The Western Journal presenting it as a surprise and a break from union Democratic ties.

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    Headlines frame the endorsement as a surprise and a break from union Democratic ties, with Fox News stressing O’Brien’s past as a Democrat, while the Washington Examiner states the endorsement plainly.

    Union boss Sensational language“stuns”The word dramatizes an endorsement that the story itself describes as a surprise.More neutral: endorsesDisagree with this highlight? with major Republican endorsement as election nears
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    stunnedMore neutral: surprised

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    The leader of one of the nation’s oldest and largest unions stunned political observers by issuing a surprise endorsement for a Senate Republican…

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    Union boss stuns with major Republican endorsement as election nears

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  • O’Brien’s first Florida vote
  • Teamsters’ support for Moody
  • break from union Democratic ties
  • O’Brien’s Democratic past
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  • The Western JournalFar Right

    Teamsters Union Boss Surprises by Endorsing Republican Senate Candidate

    Teamsters General President Sean O’Brien delivered a notable endorsement in Florida’s high-profile Senate race over the weekend, announcing he had cast his first vote in the state for Republican incumbent

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  • Fox NewsFar Right

    Union boss Sensational language“stuns”The word dramatizes an endorsement that the story itself describes as a surprise.More neutral: endorsesDisagree with this highlight? with major Republican endorsement as election nears

    Teamsters president endorsed Senate Republican Ashley Moody in the Florida Senate race, marking a major break from traditional union Democratic ties.

    Read at Fox News (opens in a new tab)

    Also published by New York Post. It counts once.

  • Washington ExaminerRight

    Teamsters President Sean O’Brien backs Ashley Moody in Florida Senate race

    Teamsters General President Sean O’Brien said on Sunday afternoon he cast his ballot in Florida for Sen. Ashley Moody (R-FL), giving her an implicit endorsement in her race against Democratic state Rep. Angie Nixon. “Sen. …

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    ‘Lifelong Democrat’ Teamsters President Sean O’Brien stuns with major Republican endorsement as election nears

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    Washington Examiner, Nov 1, 4:09 PM EST

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  1. Washington ExaminerRightNov 1, 4:09 PM EST
  2. Fox NewsFar RightNov 2, 11:11 AM EST
  3. New York PostRightNov 2, 3:24 PM EST
  4. The Western JournalFar RightNov 2, 5:16 PM EST

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