The FOP doesn’t always endorse. And usually, they aren’t big fans of Democrats. The FOP and IAFF tend to be the two Republican unions in America.

In the upcoming Dayton City Commission race- they decided to endorse incumbent Matt Joseph, who hasn’t done squat in his 3 terms in office, and Darryl Fairchild- the “un-endorsed Democrat.”

Apparently- the party favorite, Chris Shaw isn’t the choice of the cops. Could it be because he’s African American? I don’t recall them ever endorsing Williams, Dixon, McLin, Lovelace, Neal, and Lewis. Why break a perfectly good record?

The FOP endorsement means even less these days, since we dropped the residency rule. They’ve also not been known to throw much money or volunteer hours toward candidates they endorse (probably because they are all overworked, thanks to continued cuts to the department, for which they can thank Matt Joseph).

Sure, Fairchild can put it on his literature. Joseph won’t have any literature that won’t have Shaw on it- so it won’t show up there. Adding it to the voters’ guides may reach a few people- but, frankly, this endorsement means nothing.

The bigger question is why they didn’t endorse Scott Sliver?