« History In New Hampshire | Main | On To Nevada... » Obama Still Expected To Get Culinary Workers Endorsement09 Jan 2008 12:13 am Sources say that the powerful Culinary Workers union in Las Vegas still plans to endorse Sen. Barack Obama at a 9:30 am ET meeting in Las Vegas tomorrow. Obama would accept the endorsement in person on Friday. Still, one labor source close to the union said there was a lot of "soul searching" going on tonight, and that anything could happen. Comments (29)
Kelley, I think you are just crazy! Hillary Clinton is a total bitch! 
Smart move by the Culinary workers. Obama would represent their interests much better than Clinton.
Kelley, texas star: I applaud your germane and incisive commentary on this post. You have given me great insight into whom the Culinary Workers' Union Local 226 will endorse tomorrow. Thank you.
He needs this now.
He does. Let's hope he gets it.
He needs to win Nevada and SC and then after SC he has to have Edwards drop out. This is the only way, save possibly losing Nevada, but still getting SC and Edwards out, the Obama wins.
They should still give it to Obama-- the only thing that changed tonight is that now we know when Hillary cries, lower class American women run to her aid. It's sickening (what has she trult done for them) and I await Obama's resurgence. Go Obama Go
Bottom line: President Obama will champion workers' interests MUCH better and more faithfully than anyone else in the field. The Culinary Workers would do well to ensure he wins NV.
That would be a huge mistake on their part. Obama is a one trick pony that won't get the nomination. Our only hope is Edwards or Hillary to take out the rePukes.
he needed to sweep all 4. in order to stop her money flow and to get a slew of endorsements. he didnt. she gets her money and he wont get a slew. he is done. dead man walking. if he, his campign and his rude foolish online supporters start acting with some class - he may still be the vp. if not, hes done, maybe the next gov of illinois and to the rest of us, just a footnote in history.
The problem this union faces is if they endorse Obama and Clinton wins the Prez, she will cut them out completely in retaliation. If they endorse Clinton and Obama wins the Prez, he will not retaliate. So it makes sense to endorse Clinton...sucks but it makes sense.
hill n balt- So we're back to Hillary is inevitable are we? Good, that makes people much angrier than Obama is a "rock star." I congratulate the Hillbots on their victory; may you forever remember that she won.....once. South Carolina will prove to be a nasty endeavor, and I'll be there to ensure that the whirling dervish Whouley can't replicate the feat. Onward and upward to the presidency.
Dems will eventually become an extinct party, unless they stop acting like Republican lite. Why do all the soccer moms and dads of suburbia play it so safe and defend a status quo that gets us no-where except deeply divided. Obama presents a movement of change that was unfortunately stopped by bullets in the 60's, and if we don't readjust after this disappointing night, will be stopped by fear and/or indifference of an America who has lost her way - who has taken the path of least resistance for 20 years (and 8 more with an HRC presidency) and 8 years from now, what change will we have seen from her? Remember HRC and now even the Repubs are talking change - WHEN IT IS POLITICALLY CONVENIENT - where'd they get it from? Yeah, that's right Barry'O. And lets not forget - those TEARS - when the polls showed we needed a "human" from her. Please people. Stop being robots. Be bold. Vote for a change in our country. Make the government about you. Obama is a tough choice because he makes you challenge yourself to take control. TO own your government. To become a part of it. Remember HRC tells you your hopes are "false hopes" and "fairy tales" Don't let them tell us we can't YES WE CAN!
Huckabee 08 (I don't really mean the last part...I just smell another Republican victory)
Good news! The Nevada SEIU Endorses Barack Obama for President! They still decided to endorse him even though he finished 2nd to Hillary. The Nevada SEIU (Nevada chapter of the Service Employees International Union) is coveted because, with their help, the candidate they endorse is practically guaranteed to win Nevada, so Obama should go into super tuesday winning IA, NV, and SC. Something to feel good about after tonight's bad news.
Obama is the right decision. Lest the dem party wants to blow it's last chance.
This shows that the Culinary Workers aren't simply sticking their finger in the wind. Did anyone else notice the subtle appeal in Barack's concession speech? "Yes We Can" sounds a lot like the common translation of "Si se puede", and it ought to resonate strongly among Latinos in Nevada, especially the Culinary Workers. I thought Obama's speech last night was far more effective than Hillary's. But the past couple of days were brilliantly played by the Clinton campaign. Lowering expectations and demonstrating she was not an automaton worked to to a tee. What I thought was a Muskie moment turned out to boost her support among women and she cruised past the polls. Unbelievable how quickly the narrative changed. And then changed again.
All that last night proved is that there will be no coronation in the Democratic Party. As it should be. Fellow Obama supporters, let's work for it. In every community across America, let's work for it. No sitting on the sidelines or just reading blogs. Get out there and talk to folks. Volunteer at your local Obama HQ... Talk to all your friends and family. Own a piece of this campaign. YES WE CAN!
As a feminist, I am voting for Barack Obama. If you believe that all people are equally, that doesn't meet you vote for the closest person to yourself, e.g. a white woman voting for another white woman--you vote for the BEST candidate. That is Barack Obama. Exit polls from New Hampshire showed more than half of the people who voted for Mrs. Clinton said that they would have voted for her husband if they could have. That's not change. That's Clinton nostalgia. That's not voting for the best candidate. And while I don't think Hilary sets women back--unless she has a Thatcher presidency--she won't bring women forward--because she didn't earn it on her own. If she was not Mrs. Clinton, no one would have paid her any attention. She cannot be the symbol to young women (Can you say EWWW.) that Barack Obama can be to African-American youth in this country. Rock on Obama!
Exit polls from New Hampshire showed more than half of the people who voted for Mrs. Clinton said that they would have voted for her husband if they could have. That's not change. You're right on that. And hardly the shining moment for feminism it's being portrayed as either. "We'd rather have your hubby, but if we can't we'll settle for you."
It's not appropriate to call what unions are doing "soul searching." What's the opposite of soul-searching? Faustian bargain hunting? I have been part of the union movement for a long time, and I am completely disheartened by the cravenness of unions figuring out whom to endorse by parsing polling data and trying to pick a winner. That's what corporate goons try to do, it should not be what organizations that, at their best, lead public opinion rather than follow it, should be doing. I'm very depressed and alienated by the process unions are using to decide on endorsements.
Shannon -- great post. As a man, I've been thinking precisely what you've articulated, but feel I don't have the credibility to make the point.
Or they could have guts and conviction and actually endorse the candidate who has worked his heart out for them: John Edwards. Waiting to see who won NH was an act of cowardice and indecision that will cost them greatly. It's a pleasure to see that the voters of NH decided nothing for them at all.
It is no coincidence that the Clinton campaign performed a very strategic tactic in New Hampshire.
Edwards has not worked harder for union votes than Obama, nor, more importantly, has he even worked harder on workers' issues than Obama. Obama's voting record and record of support for unions is at least the equal of Edwards'. As noted above, I work in the labor movement, and the sad reality is that Edwards simply takes on the "posture" of the anti-capitalist fighter -- in a way that appeals to union officials' read meat instincts -- but that has not proven effective in reaching the broader public, which is what the union movement desperately needs. Also, what I object to is unions trying to pick the winner; I don't object to unions deciding that, as between two candidates with similar labor records, the more effective communicator should be chosen. Truth be told, if I were in charge, I would have unions not endorse at all in primaries where the leading candidates are all strongly pro-union. Save every penny for the general election contest instead. But once there is some notion of endorsing, the endorsement should not be based on polls.
No doubt Hillary got the angry, man-hating, lesbian vote.
If SEXIST Nepotism gets Hillary nominated I'm voting against the Democrats for the first time ever. America is a Democracy = Not a Monarchy
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Posted by Kelley | January 9, 2008 12:44 AM