The AFL's political action goals:
A) stressed the principle, "reward your friends, punish your enemies."
B) were basically nonexistent.
C) were directed at establishing a third independent political party that could best represent labor's interests.
D) attempted to change the existing capitalist system.
E) were directed at establishing a third independent political party that could best represent labor's interests and attempted to change the existing capitalist system.

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The AFL (American Federation of Labor) focused on pragmatic political action, emphasizing the strategy of supporting politicians who were favorable to labor interests and opposing those who were not, encapsulated in the phrase "reward your friends, punish your enemies."

The AFL's Political Action Goals