Huckleberry Finn
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« on: January 14, 2004, 07:34:09 PM » |
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Arlen Specter and Howard Dean—Darlings of Big Labor
Press Release
Wednesday, November 12, 2003
ALLENTOWN—What do Democratic presidential front-runner Howard Dean (D-VT) and Republican Senator Arlen Specter (R-Philadelphia) have in common? Both liberals are being backed by Big Labor in their quests for political office in 2004.
The AFL-CIO’s two largest and most politically potent unions – the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) – have formally endorsed Dean, and they have contributed thousands of dollars to Specter’s campaign to help him stave off a powerful challenge from conservative Congressman Pat Toomey (R-Lehigh).
“For liberal Arlen Specter to share in common with Howard Dean the full-throated support of Big Labor indicates clearly that Congressman Pat Toomey is the better choice for Republicans who support the Bush agenda,” said Toomey campaign Spokesman Joe Sterns.
Specter has also received significant support from other labor unions’ political action committees this election cycle. Toomey, conversely, boasts the backing of the chairman of the National Federation of Independent Businesses (NFIB), Tom Musser, as well as the Club for the Growth.
I took this from Toomey's homepage. Is there any possibility that Arlen Specter could lose the primary? Pat Toomey seems to be VERY conservative. Could he win PA senat seat with that antilabour stuff?
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