Al Giordano has a nice breakdown on Sunday’s multi-faceted news day. He picks up on a theme I heard from Norm Scheiber on Friday: The mini [racial]-uproar may help Obama win South Carolina…But I think racial tension beyond South Carolina probably hurts Obama–both in narrow tactical ways (he’s going to need a chunk of white independents on … Continue reading »
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Clinton Allies Sue Over Nevada Caucus Rules
Funny, these allies of Hillary Clinton didn’t have a problem with the Nevada caucus rules before the Culinary Workers Union announced their support for Obama. From the Las Vegas Sun: A lawsuit filed late Friday in federal court seeks to stop the Democratic Party from holding caucus meetings at nine Strip hotels, which would diminish … Continue reading »
Latino Voters in Nevada and Califas: “Outside the wave of Obama-mania?”
Given Michael Whouley’s latest revival job and Bill Richardson’s apparently imminent departure, Latino voters, in Nevada on January 19 and California on Feb. 5 , are being hotly pursued by the remaining Democratic candidates. For starters, we’re unlikely to see Hillary tryto paint Obama as overly pro-immigrant, as she did earlier this month. Absentee voting … Continue reading »
Onto Nevada, SEIU for Obama, Culinary Workers Next?
No news from the Culinary Workers endorsement decision until this afternoon, but the Las Vegas Sun reports that Obama won something yesterday: the support of the Nevada chapter of the SEIU. The article reminds us that Edwards retains the support of the 600,000 member-strong California SEIU– I wonder how much of that support will melt … Continue reading »
Will the Culinary Union Endorsement Be Relevant on Wednesday?
The focus today has been on the Obama surge in New Hampshire polls, but there’s also news from Nevada, which will caucus January 15. Michael Mishak reports on the Las Vegas Culinary Union’s Local 228′s delayed endorsement decision due to “an apparent disagreement between the Culinary Union and its international parent, Unite Here…” The decision … Continue reading »
ObamaMedia: Waiting for the Culinary Workers and a YouTube Moment
As I mentioned last night, I’m going to be focusing my campaign attention for the next two weeks on the Nevada caucuses. To that end, David McGrath Schwartz attended the Obama campaign’s Iowa caucus watching party in Las Vegas: There was euphoria at the Paradise Cantina, with its tiki décor and tequila flags. More than … Continue reading »
Forget New Hampshire– Onto Nevada: Are the Culinary Workers Fired Up?
The New Hampshire primary is next Tuesday, but I’m more intrigued by the Nevada caucus on January 19. Caucuses are more fun, after all, and it’s a beautiful state. For starters, the viability thresholds are a bit different in the Battle Born state that they are in Iowa. Other issues: will the SEIU and the … Continue reading »
