Would Edwards MI SEIU endorsement and planned use of it break the 1st 4 state pledge?

[rinsd]

Receiving an endorsement and using said organization would seem to be campaigning wouldn't it?

On edit: I wonder if the above is breaking the pledge if something similar would apply to Hillary Clinton and the MI Governor's reported future endorsement.

[slick8790]

1. I don't think so.

I don't think any candidate can control who endorses them. If someone is gonna endorse, they will.

[Debi]

2. What do you mean by 'planned use' of the endorsement?

Is there a press release or something detailing how Edwards plans on using the SEIU endorsement?

[rinsd]

3. Phone banking and possible canvassing in Iowa though MI SEIU is not mentioned specifically

With regard to Iowa, the Edwards camp said the state council endorsements would help Mr. Edwards with foot soldiers, phone banks and getting union members to attend that state’s caucus.

Under the S.E.I.U.’s rules, if the union’s Illinois State Council endorses Barack Obama, the Illionis S.E.I.U. will not be allowed to send political activists to Iowa because that state has already endorsed a different candidate, i.e. Mr. Edwards. But when the California State Council endorses Mr. Edwards, it will be allowed to send activists to Iowa because that state’s council has endorsed Mr. Edwards.

http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/10/15/seiu-labor-groups-in-10-states-endorse-edwards/?hp

[Debi]

5. Has Edwards discussed coordinating w/Michigan's SEIU to do this?

:shrug:

[saracat]

4. Not the same. Edwards can't control what others do And Hillary's endorsement from someone else is

not her personally campaigning. Restrictions on what others do would be a violation of free speech.The DNC cannot control unions or endorsements.Only the candidates are bound to that pledge and I assume their staff.

[tkmorris]

6. LOL, no

Come on rinsd. We all know you are partisan but let's not be ridiculous.

[jsamuel]

7. no

that is crazy

Now if he used Iowa SEIU to campaign in Michigan, then maybe. But even then, he doesn't control the SEIU, so no.