Originally Posted by
cencal83406
True. However, one of our newest conversative, "pilot partisan" advocates, Rep Kinzinger (R-IL), who I might add supports #denyNAI, is fully in favor of the Ex-Im bank. That's just his opinion, man.
No worries. Since he ran as a republican, there was no ALPA PAC support whatsoever when he was elected in 2011.
Originally Posted by
cencal83406
It goes to show you'll never get a "perfectly molded" candidate for all of our issues. But all we can do is try to talk to *everyone* on the Hill (not just the D's, not just the R's), and ask them to support our issues and be able to provide them with well-thought-out reasoning.
No, it goes to show you that ALPA PAC very rarely supports a republican when that republican is trying to unseat a democrat incumbent.
Originally Posted by
cencal83406
I *wish* I could find more balance on the hill so that I could have the trust of the pilots I try to convince that ALPA PAC is a good idea.
^not currently a Legislative Affairs Rep, but was one.
It's not a lack of balance
on the hill that prevented the trust you sought amongst your member pilots, it's the lack of balance within the ALPA PAC that fosters the mistrust. Just look at these numbers on how ALPA PAC supports new congressional candidates:
2007-2008: Democrats 21...Republicans 0
2009-2010: Democrats 24...Republicans 3
2011-2012: Democrats 40...Republicans 5
2013-2014: Democrats 21...Republicans 1
This very clearly shows the mindset of how ALPA PAC would like to see the congress trend. It's what prevents me from sending money to you. When I see those contributions for Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid, then the endorsement of Obama, it's clear the PAC's views and my views couldn't be farther apart. Sure glad to see these "pilot partisans" supporting us against the Export/Import Bank...right?
Carl