Election 2016 still ‘Trumped’ for truckers
Three out of four Overdrive readers report supporting Republican Donald Trump for President. That's a considerably higher percentage than was supporting the Republicans' 2012 candidate, Mitt Romney, at...
View ArticleInsurgent candidate Fred Zuckerman argues for effective organizing in bid for...
Ballots in the Teamsters' leadership election were mailed out October 6. Central to Zuckerman's candidacy is Teamsters expansion and something of a retrenchment in freight -- bolstering "organizing in...
View ArticleGood move, bad timing: Majority of readers approve of FBI director’s firing
In the immediate wake of President Donald Trump’s firing of FBI Director James Comey last week, most readers weighed in on the side of it being the right decision, though the president didn't go...
View ArticleTwo truckers set sights on governors’ races
Bryan Messenger, a 28-year-old company driver, is running for governor of Kentucky as a Republican, while Jason Childs, 46, seeks to be on the ballot as a Democrat for the governorship of Alabama.
View ArticleOOIDA’s 2018 political contributions favor ELD opponent Babin, potential...
Since January 1 of last year, OOIDA has contributed $162,000 to political campaigns, according to the data from the FEC. Here's a look at top recipients of OOIDA's campaign donations.
View ArticleTruckers split over challengers and incumbents in midterm races
In 21 percent of readers' districts, the House race featured no incumbent at all, while in those that did, just a single percentage point separated respondents who reported intentions to vote for the...
View ArticleDenham, top recipient of trucking campaign dollars and ATA ally, loses...
Rep. Jeff Denham (R-Calif.), the top beneficiary of trucking industry political campaign contributions for the 2018 midterms, has lost his seat in the U.S. House. Denham had been a strong ally of ATA's...
View ArticlePolitical gerrymandering: Should it be legal for parties to redraw districts...
It's a truism in electoral politics in the U.S. -- whichever party controls state government when electoral districts are redrawn (generally every 10 years) holds the advantage for the next 10. Should...
View ArticleTruckers say no to partisan gerrymandering of electoral districts
Disfavor for partisan gerrymandering of districts seems to cut across partisan divisions. 87 percent of Overdrive readers either noted simply that it should not be legal or that independent state...
View ArticleHot button: Should the ‘Mueller report’ on election interference/obstruction...
With Attorney General William Barr's summary of special counsel/former FBI head Robert Mueller's report on Russian election interference out -- clearing the President's campaign of any conspiracy in...
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