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2009-11-25 Home Front: Politix

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Posted by Fred 2009-11-25 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 Carter redux. By 1979, all but one of the key elements of his 1976 coalition had deserted the Wimp:
--labor and lefties dumped him for Teddy Kennedy
--jews abandoned him over Camp David
--urban ethnics and white southerners were ready to leave the Democratic Party altogether or were up for grabs

Only afr-amers stuck by Carter. Same is happening for Obambi, with one huge exception: he and Rahm & Co. have been determined to show they're the best friend that organized labor has had in this country in the last half century.

You can bet that the next stimulus (and many other initiatives) from Obambi, Rahm & Co. will shower the SEIU with money and favors.

SEIU, NEA, UAW et al are the constituency that matters for Obambi-- for campaign cash, for mobilizing turnout on election day, for crushing any Kennedy-esque rivals to Obambi in 2012.

Posted by lex 2009-11-25 11:12|| 2009-11-25 11:12|| Front Page Top

#2 Just because they're the unions' friend, it doesn't follow that they're the unions' members' friend.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2009-11-25 12:08|| 2009-11-25 12:08|| Front Page Top

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