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Samaka 3ajiba Donating Member (37 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-24-03 09:54 PM
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Howard Dean to get California teachers union endorsement?
I got this at http://www.capitolgrilling.com on the front page.

Its a pretty short blurb so I'm not sure if I can post all of it since it hardly qualifies as an article. How accurate this source generally?

"there is also buzz that the California Teachers Association, with over 300,000 members, will endorse Dean as early as this weekend."<'i>
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LWolf Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-24-03 09:57 PM
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1. I don't know.
I'm a California teacher, and I've heard nothing about this. I work for one of the largest districts in CA; 26,000 + students. I will say that very few of my colleagues base their votes on CTA endorsements. We were having this discussion just this week.
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Dagaz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-24-03 10:07 PM
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2. Why would the teachers support a loser?
Isn't enough that they supported Gray Davis? Why support Dean-McGovern who could have coatails so bad that Boxer loses?
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tedoll78 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-24-03 10:26 PM
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4. haha!
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realFedUp Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-24-03 10:28 PM
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5. Dean is not McGovern
but nice to know where you stand.
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madfloridian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-24-03 10:22 PM
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3. Florida teachers group endorsed McBride, but most loved Jeb.
They voted for him instead. They got Jeb all right. I remember how they acted, talking about the God-fearing Bush family. I had to keep my mouth shut or be harassed.

I will betcha they might be a little sorry now.
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candy331 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-25-03 12:08 AM
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6. I was told
Georgia teachers went with Purdue but I hear they too are sorry now. I know at my state job a lot went with purdue but with no raise last year and none this year they are cursing that they did. Actually at my agency before I left they were doing pay cuts and downsizing and noone wanted to mention his name..
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