The old alliance between the Chamber of Commerce and the Republican Party has officially collapsed. Fractures started in 2020 when the Chamber endorsed 23 freshman Democrats for re-election despite their anti-business voting records. Now, the GOP is becoming openly hostile, most recently barring the Chamber’s representatives from hearings.
Per The Washington Post, the leadership of the Chamber remains aggressively stubborn about their new strategy. Meanwhile, it remains to be seen exactly what that strategy hopes to accomplish.
Tom Wilson, chief executive of the insurance giant Allstate and former chair of the U.S. Chamber board, said the Chamber makes no apologies for its decision.
“Sure, there are some people who don’t like what we’re doing, because they signed on thinking it was a wing of the Republican Party,” Wilson said in an interview. “And we’re like, ‘That’s okay. If you want to join something that’s a wing of the Republican Party, go for it. And if we don’t fit your needs, that’s fine.’”
Even so, the conservative backlash has led to alarm even among some of the organization’s closest allies. A veteran U.S. Chamber board member, speaking on the condition of anonymity to avoid reprisal, said: “It is a legitimate question how well-thought out this strategy is. People are concerned, and they’re discussing where else they can send revenues to support free enterprise.”
The Chamber of Commerce has not supported small business interests for years. Your dues are going for them to lobby against you. WAKE TFU.
What part of Chamber of COMMERCE is hard to understand?
If they, at whatever level, are supporting Communists, they are not supporting Commerce.
Sounds like Allstate’s boss, and his company, have embraced being Woke. Duly noted. In the same boat as Progressive and GEICO. You have the ability to subsidize your oppressors, but why would you?
Screw the Salisbury Area Chamber of Commerce and the Greater Salisbury Committee! I resigned from both because those idiots now to Bill Chambers and Mike Dunn. They will never get another dollar from me again!