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Omaha Steve Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Thu Aug-30-07 10:09 PM
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Trade unions back Clinton, Huckabee, Edwards
Source: Reuters

By John Whitesides, Political Correspondent

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - One of the biggest U.S. trade unions made an unusual dual presidential endorsement of Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Mike Huckabee on Thursday, while Democrat John Edwards won the 2008 backing of the carpenters' union.

For Edwards, a former North Carolina senator and 2004 vice presidential nominee, the support of the 520,000-member United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners was a breakthrough after months of careful courting of organized labor.

"Our endorsement is based on the senator's outspoken support for all of organized labor and his focus on America's working families," Carpenters President Douglas McCarron said in a statement.

The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, which has about 720,000 active and retired members, backed a candidate from each party for the first time after a recent survey found about one-third of union members voted Republican and two-thirds Democratic.

Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/politicsNews/idUSN304433...

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   Huckabee's economic populism is appealing to labor  democrat2thecore   Aug-30-07 10:48 PM   #1 
   He's a warmongering, pandering asshole. He'll say anything to  wienerdoggie   Aug-30-07 11:00 PM   #2 
      You mean - he's a POLITICIAN?!?! -nt  democrat2thecore   Aug-30-07 11:53 PM   #4 
         No, I mean he's the worst sort of calculating phony. Right up there with Mittens, but  wienerdoggie   Aug-30-07 11:58 PM   #5 
   Steelworkers to Endorse Edwards  benny05   Aug-30-07 11:08 PM   #3 
      This is cool since the Unions supply a lot of feet on the ground  WCGreen   Aug-31-07 01:28 AM   #6 
 
democrat2thecore Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Thu Aug-30-07 10:48 PM
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1. Huckabee's economic populism is appealing to labor
The powers-that-be in the Republican Party would NEVER let Huckabee win the nomination, even with his social conservatism. But honestly, Huckabee's social conservatism comes from his honest beliefs, religious background, etc. It's not political expediency. I can respect that - no matter how much I disagree with it.

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TwilightGardener Donating Member (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Donate to DU! Thu Aug-30-07 11:00 PM
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2. He's a warmongering, pandering asshole. He'll say anything to
get people to look at him.

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democrat2thecore Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Thu Aug-30-07 11:53 PM
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4. You mean - he's a POLITICIAN?!?! -nt

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5. No, I mean he's the worst sort of calculating phony. Right up there with Mittens, but
just comes off more down-home friendly.

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benny05 Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Thu Aug-30-07 11:08 PM
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3. Steelworkers to Endorse Edwards
Edwards is expected to appear with United Steelworkers president Leo Gerard at a 9 a.m. rally at the Mellon Arena, the kickoff site for the city's annual Labor Day Parade.

Pittsburgh Post Gazette:
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07242/813519-100.stm

Clearly, this is a major win for the Edwards campaign.

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WCGreen Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Fri Aug-31-07 01:28 AM
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6. This is cool since the Unions supply a lot of feet on the ground
come election days...

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