Larry Cohen, President of CWA, superdelegate, pledges for Obama

[Lerkfish]

Don't know if this is in the news yet or not


May 15, 2008

To: All Local Presidents

Subject: Personal Endorsement of Barack Obama

Dear Colleagues:

For your information, attached is a press statement that I am
releasing today, as a Democratic super delegate, announcing my
personal endorsement of Senator Barack Obama for the Democratic
presidential nomination.

This is an individual endorsement; CWA has not yet taken an
official position on the race. As most of you know,
Secretary-Treasurer Barbara Easterling, who is also a Democratic
super delegate, earlier pledged her support for Senator Hillary
Clinton.

We will put the issue of a national endorsement by CWA to
delegates at our convention next month. Following our online
political poll last fall, which showed our members divided in
their support among several candidates, CWA's Executive Board
encouraged locals to get actively involved in the political
process in support of the candidate of their choice. That
remains the Board's policy.

In Solidarity,

Larry Cohen
President

Attachment

c: Executive Board
Staff

[Ian David]

1. Concerned Women For America?

Oh,wait...

Communications Workers of America

http://www.cwa-union.org/about/national-officers/larry-cohen.html

[Renew Deal]

2. Communications Workers

[Ian David]

3. That would make much more sense, huh? n/t

[PoliticalAmazon]

17. That was my first thought and I almost had a Code Brown in my underdrawers. n/t

[MadBadger]

4. Obama has picked up seven Edwards delegates so far today

One from NH, 6 from SC, and one from Florida who currently doesnt count.

[Cha]

5. Yes, and Jim McDermott, too..

By Greg Sargent - May 15, 2008, 12:37PM
Larry Cohen, the president of the Communication Workers of America and a super-delegate from D.C., will endorse Obama today, CWA's communications office confirms to me.

A press release will go out sometime soon. CWA's umbrella union sat out the primary, and had left it up to individual locals to decide whom to endorse.

That brings Obama's count for the day to two. Seattle Rep. Jim McDermott threw his backing to the Illinois Senator today.

This is also Obama's second labor endorsement today, having picked up the backing of the steelworkers' union this morning -- suggesting that John Edwards' endorsement of Obama yesterday is hastening the coalescing of institutional support behind the Illinois Senator.

Late Update: The Obama camp has also just announced the support of Congressmen Henry Waxman and Howard Berman, both from California.

http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/05/cwa_president_a_superdelegate.php

[Zachstar]

6. Good!

[BlooInBloo]

7. Is today stampede day?

[MadBadger]

8. 11 delegates today

[myrna minx]

9. Wow. Does that include the five pledged delegates from Edwards?

:woohoo:

[MadBadger]

12. Its seven

[myrna minx]

13. Even better! Wow.

The floodgates have opened. :woohoo:

[FSogol]

10. Who are the 11? I count, McDermott, Berman, Waxman, and Cohen.

Who's missing? :shrug:

[MadBadger]

11. Seven Edwards delegates

1 from NH and six from SC

[FSogol]

15. Good news, but thoses are not Super delegates.

At any rate, Obama will reach the required total on Tuesday, May 20.

[MadBadger]

16. They all count the same, except those help him get to the Pelosi number

having the majority of pledged delegates.

[Lautremont]

14. Now we just have to wait and see what Larry Cohen, director of It's Alive,

It Lives Again and The Stuff has to say. That's the pledge that'll really count!

[IDemo]

18. former CWA'er here, glad to hear this

What city, please?

[Lerkfish]

21. you mean me? Dayton, Ohio

[IDemo]

22. Guess I'm dating myself here

That was the standard greeting by directory assistance operators long ago.

[Lerkfish]

23. no, I'm just dense!

I didn't get it.

[TexasObserver]

19. Wow! NARAL, the unions, Edwards, superdelegates ... it's a flood

the flood that swept WV away!!

[ShortnFiery]

20. Oh yeah, keep coming superdelegates? The Obama Water's FINE! eom.