Union to wait on endorsement; Edwards up, Kerry out

jenk

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Wed Sep-10-03 08:34 PM
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Union to wait on endorsement; Edwards up, Kerry out

The largest union in the AFL-CIO is holding off on making a presidential endorsement, although John Edwards surged from unknown to contender while John Kerry stumbled.

The 1.6 million-member Service Employees International Union decided after a three-day meeting to wait before backing one of the nine Democratic presidential candidates.

"Even though many members leave this conference with a clearer idea of which candidate they like, over 60 percent of them are still not ready for their union to make an endorsement, a sentiment shared by their fellow members across the country," SEIU President Andy Stern said.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/archive/2003/09/10/national1830EDT0842.DTL

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Sean Reynolds

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Wed Sep-10-03 08:36 PM
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1. Good for Edwards!

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course I hope Dean gets their support!

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Brucey

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Wed Sep-10-03 08:38 PM
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2. What about Gep?

He usually does well with the unions because he's been around so long and it's often about payback.

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Rose Siding

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Wed Sep-10-03 08:44 PM
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4. The article includes him n/t

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onehandle

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Wed Sep-10-03 08:40 PM
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3. Smart move...

The current polls mean absolutely nothing. I think they should wait until February.

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sandnsea

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Wed Sep-10-03 08:47 PM
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5. Just read it

This is awesome news for Edwards. He's my #2, but I have always thought alot of him and hope he moves into the front running quickly. He's a great guy.

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w4rma

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Wed Sep-10-03 09:04 PM
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6. Split between Gephardt and Dean, mainly. They are the top two.

Edited on Wed Sep-10-03 09:05 PM by w4rma

They also have similar positions on trade. Dean has worked on Gephardt's campaign and Carter's campaign in the past.

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Nicholas_J

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Wed Sep-10-03 09:26 PM
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7. Kerry out?

But he cautioned that Kerry still had a lot of support in his union, and the rankings reflected just the views of the 1,500 leaders at the conference

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/archive/2003/09/10/national1830EDT0842.DTL

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CMT

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Wed Sep-10-03 09:33 PM
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8. Good news for Edwards

he has been getting some good news of late. It will be interesting to see who they ultimately endorse.

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chimpymustgo

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Thu Sep-11-03 06:17 AM
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9. Edwards is on the move.

Kerry will be fine. This thing is just getting going. Fasten your seatbelts!

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