Anti-Bush Unions Hit Road to Get Out Vote

[wildeyed]

Union leaders are running a massive on-the-ground effort to defeat President Bush (news - web sites) in swing states — a push that could prove crucial as the race for the White House boils down to competing drives to turn out voters.

The initiative builds on the same member-to-member outreach that boosted the union share of the total U.S. vote to 26% four years ago from 19% in 1996, according to union-sponsored exit polls. That shift helped the Democrats take some difficult states, including Pennsylvania and Michigan.

This time, Republicans are countering with their own intensive door-to-door operations, making labor's contribution even more important.

Democratic candidate Sen. John F. Kerry (news, bio, voting record) "simply cannot win without a well-funded and well-executed persuasion and turnout program by organized labor," said Jim Jordan, a veteran political strategist who is working with the Democratic Party. "The good news is that's exactly what labor is delivering."


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[expatriot]

1. The future of organized labor depends on booting *

[bluestateguy]

2. UAW workers get the day off

It's in their contract with the Big Three. Whatever happens November 2nd I'm not worried about Michigan. Our union boys have got Kerry's back there.

[Bluzmann57]

3. Yep. UAW guy from Chicago was here yesterday

I was talking to him a while, as I am a Union man and I have already voted. This guy was serious about wanting bush out. Good guy.

[lilymidnite]

4. I saw a CWA for Kerry sticker the other day.

Salt Lake City: still 10-1 Kerry stickers over B/C.