21 Gephardt Unions to possibly endorse Kerry tonight or tomorrow

ShaneGR

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Thu Feb-05-04 03:57 PM
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21 Gephardt Unions to possibly endorse Kerry tonight or tomorrow

As some of you know, I did my internship for a Democratic fundraiser in DC. The main clients were people looking to meet the higher-ups in organized labor and get endorsements, support, and money.

I spoke with the firm today, and a person I am very close with said they expect a Kerry endorsement by 21 of the Gephardt endorsers tonight or tomorrow.

There's your Friday big bang story.... according to the people I know there.

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JohnKleeb

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Thu Feb-05-04 03:59 PM
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1. 21?

:wow:
Youre kidding me
Thats great. Gep had a lot of good unions behind him.

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liberalnurse

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Thu Feb-05-04 03:59 PM
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2. It looks like Edwards is on the bench for good now.....

Edited on Thu Feb-05-04 03:59 PM by liberalnurse

All the insiders want Kerry......and I wonder what favors will follow??????

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ShaneGR

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Thu Feb-05-04 04:01 PM
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4. Actually, from what I've heard

There were two camps in DC, the Dean camp and the Kerry camp. Keep in mind that Dean garnered a LOT of DC insider endorsements. A lot of people got burned by that speech in Iowa, BUT.... I would expect that Dean will NOT just get thrown to the wolves. I believe the convention will be used as a sort of coming together tool, where all of the candidates are to be used exclusively... and promised high-level spots in an upcoming administration.

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trumad

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Thu Feb-05-04 03:59 PM
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3. LOL

That garnered old Dick about 5 percent of the vote..

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ShaneGR

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Thu Feb-05-04 04:03 PM
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5. You're forgetting something

Not much union power in Iowa, but a LOT of union power in Ohio, New York, and California.

Super Tuesday.

And Kerry already got the AFT (National Teachers Union).

It's over, I don't see how any of us beat Kerry without joining into one camp. And no one wants to leave their supported candidate.

So Kerry it is. I can live with it.

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Thu Feb-05-04 04:06 PM
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6. off topic - that picture kicks ass

and kicks my ass. Why don't John and Jane Q Public understand???

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