Obama tour gets rolling (Gerald McEntee, president of AFSCME was stunned by Sen. Casey's move)

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.philly.com/philly/news/nation_world/20080329_Obama_tour_gets_rolling.html

Inquirer Senior Writer
GREENSBURG, Pa. - Accompanied by his new ally, Sen. Bob Casey, Sen. Barack Obama embarked yesterday on a six-day bus tour of Pennsylvania, buoyed by strong showings in national polls and a new call for his rival to drop out.

Sen. Patrick J. Leahy (D., Vt.), an Obama supporter, said Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton had no chance of winning enough delegates to capture her party's presidential nomination and should consider dropping out of the race in "the interests of a Democratic victory in November."


SARAH J. GLOVER / Inquirer Staff Photographer
In Pittsburgh, Bob Casey said of Barack Obama : "He has appealed ... to the better angels of our nature."


Leahy, the most prominent party leader to have made such a statement, said that the Casey endorsement was the latest sign of the direction in which the race was going. Obama leads both among delegates and in the popular vote.

Two recent polls, one by Gallup and the other by the Pew Research Center, show Obama opening up an eight- to 10-point margin over Clinton among Democrats nationally - although she retains a double-digit lead in Pennsylvania, which has the next primary April 22.

SNIP: Gerald McEntee, president of AFSCME, the national government employees' union that backs Clinton, said he was stunned by Casey's move.

"We feel that this was a treacherous act," McEntee said, noting that AFSCME had backed both the Caseys "all down the line." The union leader added: "We never got a heads-up. . . . He'll have to work hard for an AFSCME endorsement in the future."

FULL story at link.

[dkf]

1. So AFSCME is twisting arms of Supers to go for Clinton then?

Disgusting.

[C_U_L8R]

2. "treacherous act???" bwahahaaaaa

what is up their butts ? A friggin kitchen sink ???
Is this a common trait amongst Clintonistas that they need to threaten people??
I hope Casey tells AFSCME to go blow... they backed a total loser.

[Robbien]

4. All the backroom bullying that has been going on behind the scenes

in DC for the last seven years is now playing out in public right in front of our eyes.

Democratic Leadership bullying is not a pretty thing when seen direct sunlight.

[fairfaxvadem]

3. McEntee's been blowing a gasket for weeks...

He's petrified of what all the $$$ they have spent so far on Clinton is going to do to him personally/professionally if she's on the losing side of this.

Well, here's a difference between some of the union supporters: the folks who went for Clinton thought they had a sure thing. The ones that went for Obama knew they were taking a gamble on him, even in the face of some major rumblings among their rank and file.

It's going to be an interesting summer, no doubt about it.

[johnnydrama]

5. what sort of logic is that

AFSCME supports Casey for Senator. AFSCME supports Clinton for President, therefore Casey has to support Clinton?

How utterly stupid.

They never got a heads up? Who the fuck are they to get a headsup about who Casey does or doesn't support.