 |
|
|
Nevada, Battle of the Unions! By Rizzuto Wed Jan 16, 2008 - Nevada's caucus could come down to a court case which pits a Nevada Teachers Union that endorsed Hillary Clinton for president, and the powerful Culinary Union which has endorsed Senator Barak Obama. The issue? Special caucus locations in casinos so that members of the Culinary Union can caucus during work hours. This from the Associated Press: ...last Friday, six Democrats and a teachers union, which has ties to the Clinton campaign, sued to shut the sites on grounds they allocate too many delegates to one group. Of roughly 10,000 delegates to Nevada's presidential nominating convention, more than 700 could be selected at casino caucuses, depending upon turnout, which could make them more valuable than some sparsely populated Nevada counties, the lawsuit said. Four plaintiffs are on the committee that approved the sites. The DNC petitioned to join the suit on behalf of the state party Tuesday. The Clinton campaign has denied any involvement in the lawsuit, but Obama noted it was filed two days after he was endorsed by the powerful Culinary Workers Union Local 226, which has organized many workers along the Strip. The union is the state's largest with 60,000 members, more than 40 percent Hispanic. Long story short, if the Hillary express can derail the Culinary Union's ability to to caucus in convenient locations, it will dramatically decrease their impact on the Nevada results. I'm still unsure who I'm rooting for, but as of now, it's even money at the Bellagio...
Comments : 0 Comments |
|
|
  |
del.icio.us
