Kerry wins Washington; union dumps Dean

[StlMo]

Kerry wins Washington; union dumps Dean


By DAVID ESPO


Feb. 7, 2004 | Sen. John Kerry won the Washington caucuses with ease on Saturday, lengthening his lead in the Democratic presidential race while launching a sharp attack against President Bush. The Massachusetts senator also reached for victory in Michigan caucuses, hoping for a two-state sweep.

Howard Dean, shut out in the primary season to date, suffered a fresh blow when the head of a major union decided to withdraw his support. Democratic officials said Gerald McEntee, head of the American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees, delivered the news to the former front-runner during a meeting in Burlington, Vt.

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http://www.salon.com/news/wire/2004/02/07/primary/index.html

[brainshrub]

1. Darn, darn, darn, darn DARN!

C'mon Dean...get up! You can still do it! Kerrys got nothing on you!

[JailForBush]

2. I knew it!

You can NEVER count on Washingtonians to do anything intelligent. A man who steals or loses over a billion dollars belongs behind bars. Seattleites elected him Mayor. They re-elected Gary Locke, probably the most corrupt governor in state history. I can't name ONE public official in King County (Seattle) or state office - Republican or Democrat - who isn't corrupt.

Lieberman probably would have won this caucus if he was still in the race. Washington's unions are as screwed up as the general public. They don't do a thing for workers.

This was SO predictable.

[lastknowngood]

3. To hell with the Dem's then

I'm going indepent and they will have to get their money for the RNC

[Gman]

4. This is SO typical of AFSCME

Now if you ask AFSCME, they were solely responsible for Kerry getting as far as he has. Assuming Kerry gets the nomination, he couldn't have done it without AFSCME.