Bloomberg News: Obama Campaign Asks Unions to Help Cover Convention Costs

[theaocp]

President Barack Obama’s political advisers are pressing labor unions to contribute to the Democratic convention in September to cover a fundraising shortfall resulting from their self-imposed ban on corporate donations, according to two people familiar with the matter.
Enlarge image Obama Campaign Asks Labor Unions to Help Cover Convention Costs

Democratic officials gave representatives of the major U.S. unions, including the AFL-CIO, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and the United Auto Workers, a tour of the convention sites in Charlotte, North Carolina, April 23 in advance of a request for donations, according to the two people, who requested anonymity because they weren’t authorized to discuss internal strategy.

The three-day convention will culminate in Obama’s re- nomination in Bank of America Stadium on Sept. 6. So far, the host committee in Charlotte is roughly halfway to its $36.6 million goal.

Four years ago, unions contributed more than $8 million to the Democratic convention in Denver, according to financial disclosure reports.

Read full piece at: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-04-24/obama-campaign-asks-unions-to-cover-convention-cost-shortfall.html

[SickOfTheOnePct]

1. So they hold the convention in a right to work state

and then want unions to help pay for it?

Am I missing something?

[BumRushDaShow]

4. The city is BLUE

but DUers like to kick blue cities and counties in red states under the bus all the time. Boggles the mind, eh?

[SickOfTheOnePct]

6. I'm not kicking anyone

Just stating the fact that I think it takes balls the size of church bells to put your premier, every-four-year event in a right to work state and then ask unions to help pay the bill.

YMMV.

[treestar]

10. Yes, and even so, who cares where the convention is?

Why should that be such a big deal and allow a risk of Rmoney being elected?

[kenny blankenship]

11. Just the motto:

"Subsidize the Knife in your back!"

[Woody Woodpecker]

2. Uh. I don't think the unions are going to cover the cost in a right-to-work state.

Call them when you move the DNC convention somewhere more union friendly.

[Teamster Jeff]

3. Unf**kinbelievable nt

[dmosh42]

5. Let Wall St crooks pay for it. They got the biggest favors-no prosecutions for thievery!

[emulatorloo]

14. Sorry, Rove's Crossroads etc has the monopoly on Billionaires

[leftyohiolib]

7. well c,mon it's only fair like when he had our backs by signing the employee free choice act

oh.. wait .... ok but there's the time when he put on his comfortable shoes and walked with us during the run upto the recall election in wisconsin and oh... wait .......... ok how bout when he stood with the ows people that must have meant something .... oh wait ok how about when he blocked the trucks from mexico from entering the us in an attempt to weaken the teamsters oh.... wait . well how bout when he repealled nafta.
the only problem is we'll get no-where with willard also. there is a 3rd way but i dont think 3rd party disussions are allowed here.

[Teamster Jeff]

12. Stay bent over because the Trans-Pacific Partnership is coming next.

[WillowTree]

8. As if they owe him because he had the unions' backs in Wisconsin, right?

[treestar]

9. Well they are not taking corporate donations

According to that, so what's wrong with this? Unions are hardly going to support Republicans.

[emulatorloo]

13. Don't confuse me with the facts. It is Sunday morning, I want to be outraged.