Democrats haven't been keeping their base (unions), happy. Unions have seen card-check (legislation that would make it easier to unionize) go down the flusher. They have seen the healthcare bill that they wanted go down the tubes as well. Recently, a union lawyer who was a nominee for Chairman of the National Labor Relations Board go down in flames in the Senate.
Because of this lackluster performance in pleasing the unions, they have threatened to cut off their supply of money and voters. Unions are a bread-and-butter part of the Democratic constituency that have a high mobilization rate in elections. If they aren't happy with Democrats, they won't turn out. In fact, most union leaders are saying that if things don't change that they will encourage their members to sit out the 2010 Midterm elections, which would spell doom for Democrats. If the unions sit this year's elections out, that will be the fuel the Republicans need for their fire to regain Congress. The Republicans will most certainly regain both houses of Congress if the unions sit the 2010 Midterm elections out.
If the Democrats don't do something they will first lose the unions, and then Congress.
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