Halter: Vote Pits Working Families Against Lincoln’s Corporate Campaign Cash

[Omaha Steve]

http://blog.aflcio.org/2010/05/12/halter-vote-pits-working-families-against-lincoln%E2%80%99s-corporate-campaign-cash/

by Mike Hall, May 12, 2010

AR: Bill Halter Speaks to Laborers Local 1282 Retiree Luncheon: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BfSg9koV6s

Arkansas Lt. Gov. Bill Halter (D) says the state’s working family voters can send a message to Washington when they go to the polls May 18 to choose between Halter or Sen. Blanche Lincoln in the Democratic U.S. Senate primary. That message:

“It’s time for people in the Democratic primary to stand up and support progressive Democrats, and not to support those folks who are coming in with the biggest campaign contribution from a PAC.

This is about whether we are going fight for working men and women or whether we are going to fight for the folks who come in with a $5,000 contribution.”

Arkansas working families have endorsed Halter in the race against Lincoln, whom Halter said has received “over $1 million in campaign contributions from Wall Street and other financial institutions over the course of her career.” Speaking recently to a luncheon of retirees from Laborers (LIUNA) Local 1282, Halter asked the crowd:

You all heard of Goldman Sachs? Sen. Lincoln has accepted $29,000 in contributions from Goldman Sachs. As soon as this broke, I asked her to give it back. She said “No.”

FULL story at link.

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