Posted October 18, 2007 5:18 PM
by John McCormick
When it comes to endorsements outside of Iowa from the powerful Service Employees Internation Union, Sen. Barack Obama's presidential campaign started in the east with endorsements from the Illinois and Indiana councils.
Now, it has covered Iowa's southern flank, with the backing of the Missouri / Kansas State Council of the SEIU, his campaign announced this afternoon.
Of course, the big prize went earlier this week to former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards, when he won support from 10 of the state councils, including those in Iowa, California, Michigan and Ohio.
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Endorsements from unions in Missouri and Kansas, the two states least likely to effect the primary outcome. Unimportant states as even Obama concedes, having spent only $10,500 so far to MO and KS operatives.
McCormick and the Obama Facebook club at the Swamp are getting more and more frantic in their failing efforts to promote their man.
Posted by: Bruce | October 18, 2007 5:31 PM
Hey,
At-least Barack has the busboys and illegal hotel workers on his side!
Hey! A win is a win ...It's just too bad only 1 out of 10 of them can vote.
Paulo
Posted by: Paulo | October 18, 2007 5:44 PM
This is just the beginning of various SIEU chapters falling in step with Barack Obama. He will get enough of the vote from various segments of our society to win this thing.
The train is just starting to roll.
Posted by: eSPO | October 18, 2007 6:09 PM
Edwards is now up to 11 state SEIU endorsements, with today's endorsement of Mass. SEIU with 90,000 members! Now Edwards has well over a million SEIU union members supporting him!
Posted by: BettyNC | October 18, 2007 8:30 PM
Democrats, GROW UP!
You will lose in November 2008 if you go on like this.
I'm an ardent Obama supporter, but will NEVER criticize Edwards and will support him all the way. If he wins, I will celebrate. This is the kind of attitude we should develop.
The enemy is Hillary Rodham Clinton. If you see her and you see a rattlesnake at the same time, get rid of her first. She's deadlier.
Posted by: Ike | October 18, 2007 8:37 PM
So does an endorsement mean all trillion members will actually vote for that candidate?
Posted by: RuthieM | October 19, 2007 2:48 PM
Why is it when Obama gets an endorsement it's predominantly only in the Chicago news?
Posted by: RuthieM | October 19, 2007 2:50 PM
A clean sweep for the socialists
Posted by: Terry | October 19, 2007 6:30 PM