Obama Secures Key Nevada Endorsement From Culinary Workers Union

ABC News:

Despite losing Tuesday's New Hampshire primary, Sen. Barack Obama secured the endorsement of the Culinary Workers union.

The endorsement of the 60,000-member Culinary Workers union is seen as the biggest get in Nevada, a state which votes Jan. 19.

Read the whole story: ABC News

Comments

[mwpeters]

02:50 PM on 01/09/2008

OK ... ABC story had facts and officials confused amongst the two unions, but...

The Culinary Workers did come in for Obama.
Rueters has a better quality report posted after the actual announcement here:

http://www.reuters.com/article/politicsNews/idUSN0960303620080109

[ProudLiberalDan]

02:46 PM on 01/09/2008

Bring on Nevada! Finally, we'll hear from REAL urban voters in Las Vegas.

This endorsement will help Obama.

[MNmommy]

02:35 PM on 01/09/2008

http://www.unitehere.org/frontpagedetail.php?ID=3053

He got it!

[Bocababs]

02:21 PM on 01/09/2008

No matter what happens this is BIG, because it goes against that establishment Democratic Machine the Clintons are famous for. Even if they all vote for her in Nevada, today he still looks good for the primary season ahead.

[NYC07]

02:16 PM on 01/09/2008

There making the Endorsement right now on CNN

[Bluedanube]

02:06 PM on 01/09/2008

Once again the union movement refuses to support someone that would fight for the rights of labor and the middle class. Obama is naive to think he can "negotiate" with the corporatists, lobbyists and Republicans. They will never negotiate in good faith.

[Beatitudes]

02:00 PM on 01/09/2008

HOt Dog! Does that mean the campaign has a menu of great meals to look forward to? A little gumbo, a little file mignon, a little cold leek soup, hot rolls, strawberry cheesecake, please. Or would that be an endorsement with taste?
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[akhinaten]

01:40 PM on 01/09/2008

The crying game


It begun in the debate when the question of likability came up and Obama (who I think deeply dislike Hillary) could not give a politicians answer (no mater what other say I like YOU Hillary)
The second in the (I am vulnerable, not inevitable) act was the sniffling in sitting with the other woman. Even though this gave her the sympathy vote in that it brought her down from her castle that was the moment Hillary seized to be the commander of armed forces and potential president and became, the pattered women.

Obama and Hillary are asked of to do things that would disqualify them from the job they are running for in the eyes of the voters.

Obama is asked of to be more aggressive …… and aggressive black man is automatically disqualified from presidency.

Hillary is asked to be tough………… nail hard woman is considered to manly and emasculating.

Hillary was examined and she failed even though the woman of New Hampshire gave her their sympathy vote she have lost the presidency.

Just look at the exit poll when Dem voters was asked who among the dem candidates who are more electable they chose Obama, so even though he did not get the sympathy vote, he was seen as potential leader when Hillary became a “dame in distress”
They rescued her but would they follow her of a cliff?

[MagisterLudi]

01:36 PM on 01/09/2008

Anyone noticed a paid ad (on top and bottom of this thread) from the Food Workers Union. Clever, Arianna, clever.
Post something anti-Hillary AND make some dough in the process. Wait, isn't this Hufpo's business model anyway....

P.S. HATE the food buffets at Las Vegas(aka.Lost Wages) hotels.
P.P.S. I support Unions and despise Obama. If he wins the nomination I'll vote for him anyway. THo' he has NO chance of winning presidency once the Repub. propaganda machine rolls over him.
At least Hillary is a known quantity.Repubes already drudged the cesspool looking to hit her.
Now for Obama, who knows what surprises will emerge.

[Beachrunner]

01:28 PM on 01/09/2008

Hillary may have squeaked by in NH (funny how all those pollsters were wrong, eh? Hmmmmm . . . . .) but it's all over.

Obama's going to take SC and NV, then finish her off on super Tuesday.


Then maybe we'll see Hillary weep real tears.

[kempis]

01:16 PM on 01/09/2008

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0108/7652.html

[IkeChicago]

01:13 PM on 01/09/2008

Bill Clinton went to the national union and tried to get this endorsement blocked, but Nevada had an answer for Bill Clinton. They told Bill the same thing Britney Spears told Dr. Phil when he showed up in her room unannounced.

FUCKOFF.

[mwpeters]

12:52 PM on 01/09/2008

ABC made a mess of this story by intermixing reports about endorsements of the Service Employees and Culinary Workers Unions. I don't mind sloppy grammatical edits, but sloppiness in regard to the facts is "bad".

Obama did pick up the endorsement of the much smaller Service Employees union.
The situation with the Culinary Workers endorsement is less clear right now.

I don't know what ABC knows, but neither, apparently do they.

[thegreatgiginthesky]

12:52 PM on 01/09/2008

Last night underlined the fact that you cannot count anyone out of the race yet. Clinton and Obama are both strong candidates.

[raptor]

12:39 PM on 01/09/2008

What's Richardson? Chopped liver?