In 2002 the pro-worker teamsters union political action committee spent $2.3 million on behalf of federal candidates what was the main reason they spent this much money

In 2002 the pro-worker teamsters union political action committee spent $2.3 million on behalf of federal candidates, all this in order to beat all the gran old party (GOP) candidates, even though they knew that 40% of the electors had always voted for other candidates different from the democrat party.