John Edwards wins SEIU Member Straw Poll

[jsamuel]

SEIU Members Choose John Edwards
by Paul Hogarth

At the SEIU Convention in Washington DC, members took a straw poll and chose John Edwards as their candidate. This is not a formal endorsement; the Executive Board of the International will make a decision next week about who the endorsed candidate will be.

But SEIU has always been a "bottom-up" organization, and Andy Stern has told candidates in the past that to get their support they must earn it - by engaging their rank-and-file members. If John Edwards gets the SEIU endorsement, it will be a huge boost.

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http://www.dailykos.com/story/2007/9/19/122750/568

[rinsd]

1. Any word on percentages?

SEIU would be a big pickup for Edwards.

[jsamuel]

2. not yet that I have seen

[ChiciB1]

3. The Let's Make A Wish For Him! I Don't Use The Word Hope Anymore...

So I CAN ONLY wish THEY WILL give him their support! I think that since only 9% of our population belongs to Unions these days, we have lost our way!

They may not be the answer to everything, but they sure helped my husband and I!

[Tejanocrat]

4. Good for him. How'd Dennis do?