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DevonRex

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5. Union and Latino endorsement.

Reply to bigtree (Original post)

Thu Jan 12, 2012, 07:19 PM

Jan 2012

Arturo Rodriguez's statement is fantastic. I hope everyone reads it.

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President Obama Gets Early Endorsement From United Farm Workers [View all] bigtree Jan 2012 OP

this is a strange place bigtree Jan 2012 #1

Unions were beloved until they started endorsing Obama en masse. Robb Jan 2012 #2

I'll give props! Moosepoop Jan 2012 #4

thanks for that bigtree Jan 2012 #6

And notice - Hilda Solis has been quietly doing her job treestar Jan 2012 #13

A lot of things are being done quietly. It's not PC to say anything good about Obama. Mainstream freshwest Jan 2012 #31

Big props from me! Tarheel_Dem Jan 2012 #24

Wonderful endorsement! ProSense Jan 2012 #3

Union and Latino endorsement. DevonRex Jan 2012 #5

"President Obama stands with farm workers and immigrants." Number23 Jan 2012 #10

Runs directly contrary to the talking points DevonRex Jan 2012 #11

Polls don't lie. It's going to be an uphill challenge to turn the Latino vote out on election day... ellisonz Jan 2012 #20

President Obama holds a wide lead among Hispanic voters bigtree Jan 2012 #21

Whether that's enough to get them to show up and vote is another matter... ellisonz Jan 2012 #22

I don't think it will be an 'uphill battle' bigtree Jan 2012 #23

The thing to consider though is our demographic decline in other groups... ellisonz Jan 2012 #25

I don't see the administration saying 'it's just fine' bigtree Jan 2012 #26

We need to shake out any complacency. ellisonz Jan 2012 #27

fired up! bigtree Jan 2012 #28

This is why I feel the "Democrats aren't different meme" is *expressly* about suppressing the vote. joshcryer Jan 2012 #29

Correct. ellisonz Jan 2012 #30

It's a terrific statement. n/t ProSense Jan 2012 #14

Good news. n/t Scurrilous Jan 2012 #7

The crickets these "good news for Obama" threads sufrommich Jan 2012 #8

Exactly. The big recs are saved for CakeGrrl Jan 2012 #17

Probably the posters who post the good news are on ignore by the loudest detractors. joshcryer Jan 2012 #19

Kick politicasista Jan 2012 #9

Great news. Thanks for posting, bigtree. n/t pampango Jan 2012 #12

To protect the United Farm Workers' wages, Cesar Chavez was opposed to illegal aliens. AnotherMcIntosh Jan 2012 #15

Agreed. Organized labor and the Progressive Caucus are behind comprehensive reform including a path pampango Jan 2012 #32

Cesar Chavez's opposition to illegal aliens? Please clarify. Zalatix Jan 2012 #34

K&R! FarLeftFist Jan 2012 #16

K & R ellisonz Jan 2012 #18

I got one thing to say about that: Zalatix Jan 2012 #33

Kick Scurrilous Jan 2012 #35