John Edwards: In New Hampshire, He's Alone Saying "Union" Unprompted
by Jonathan TasiniSunday 06 of January, 2008
Over the past few months, I, and others, have pointed out that John Edwards is clearly the strongest advocate for organized labor. Up here in New Hampshire, where I've been for the past couple of days, I think that has become more clear. That became clear yesterday.
All the Democratic candidates, if asked, will all profess their love for the labor movement. And I part company, slightly, with some of Edwards supporters, who have tried to paint other candidates, particularly Sens. Obama and Clinton, has being hostile to unions.
I think the important difference is what candidates say, in their messages, when they are not asked specifically about unions. What do the say when they aren't asked specifically whether they support the Employee Free Choice Act (which elicits a no-brainer answer that, of course, every Democrat supports EFCA). Because that, I believe, gives some indication about what we can expect from a president when the hard fights come for the labor movement.
So, yesterday, I was with a group of United Auto Workers activists and leaders who were trudging through a relatively balmy day in Nashua, knocking on doors of Democrats and Independents. In Edwards' standard piece of literature, he specifically talks about "strengthening organized labor" as part of his economic program.
Mentions of unions in Sen. Obama's standard literature: zero.
Mentions of unions in Sen. Clinton's standard literature: zero.
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As we listen to the presidential candidates,r and D, "It's the economy stupid" is being repeated from primary to primary. The
Bush(ed) administration wants you to believe that the economy is not that bad, but these are the same guys that told the country 935 times that there were WMD's.
Never has the middle class and working poor been so close to extinction. That is even considering that little downturn in the economy called The Great Depression. The furtherance of the middle class is in jeopardy.
"I'll take W's failures for $800, Alex." "Go ahead working American, and the square says, Where most Americans spend their hard earned dollars?" "I know, Alex, What is gas and food"? "Yes,We have a winner, wait until next summer and you will receive your $800, maybe.
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