Edwards Campaign: We've Got The Iowa SEIU, And More Locals Are On The Way
The Edwards campaign just held a conference call to announce the endorsement of the SEIU's Iowa local, and added that endorsements from more locals will be on the way. "John has worked very, very hard to earn this endorsement," said campaign manager and former Congressman David Bonior, "and it is a big, big victory for the campaign."
The endorsement means that other SEIU locals that are backing Edwards can help out in Iowa, while locals supporting any other candidate are forbidden from participating in the Iowa campaign. Edwards had been unable to secure the national SEIU endorsement, which was blocked in part by the locals from Illinois and New York, but the Iowa local is really the next best thing.
Comments (1)
gqmartinez wrote on October 15, 2007 1:28 PM:I want to see Edwards--and liberal bloggers--ask Edwards to detail his plan post-nomination. By staying within public finance limits how much does he anticipate having to organize and answer the onslaught by the right should he become the nominee. As a Democratic primary voter I feel that is of utmost importance.
Kerry was bombarded with about $100 million in negative ads in the few weeks after he won the nomination and research suggests that that was the period of time when most voters made their decisions. If he is going to rely on independent expenditures to run his spring and summer campaigns I feel he should let us know now.
