Edwards Rustling Union Support -- Blasts Clinton

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Edwards Rustling Union Support -- Blasts Clinton
Marc Cooper

Las Vegas, Nevada 2007-10-21-edwardslv.jpg

John Edwards blasted though Sin City this weekend as part of his revved-up effort to line up last minute support from organized labor less than three months out from the first primary caucuses.

And he's having some significant success.

Speaking to a boisterous crowd of unionized Vegas carpenters this weekend, Edwards pumped up his populist themes deriding his Democratic rivals as nothing more than "corporate Democrats." He also blasted away at free trade agreements like NAFTA which was a hallmark achievement of a former President with the last name of Clinton. And while he was at it, the third-running candidate took a direct shot at Hillary Clinton's failed health care initiative of the early 90's:

"In the 1990s, we didn't get universal health care, which we needed. We got NAFTA which we didn't need," Edwards told the rowdy crowd of union carpenters. "I think we've been asking the wrong questions about these proposed trade deals. The question seems to have been, 'Is this trade deal good for the profits of big multinational corporations?' ... The question of my administration will be, 'Is this trade deal good for jobs and for working, middle-class America?'"

Edwards had already picked up the endorsement of the Carpenters Union but while in Vegas he also had a closed door meeting with state reps of the powerful Service Employees International Union. Edwards would like to add Nevada to the collection of a dozen other SEIU state councils that have pledged their support for his campaign. Earlier this month the national SEIU left the endorsement question to individual state chapters.

Last last week, the 650,000 member California SEIU, representing a broad array of workers from nurses to janitors to government clerks, gave him the endorsement nod,.

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than talking about how electable he is.

He comes across the most sincere and the best when he's in his populist mode.

Can't wait of the Iowa decision. It's yours this time John...remember the 5% you had going into Iowa and came out just 2 percentage points behind Kerry, without Clark, you would have been the winner.

And then blaming Hillary for NAFTA?
Poor little Johnny Edwards, once a loser, always a loser...

edit:added "14 years ago"

Hillary just release some sort of nasty gene? If Hillary wants "credit' for Bill's Admins accomplishments, she has to take credit for NAFTA too.She did support it and has NO plans to repeal it now.

nuts - the logic sometimes is stupefying. I think Edwards has more (a ton more) support than the media is letting on. Iowa is going to be interesting.;)

Iowans can spot a phoney and Hillary is very suspect.They have grown to respect Edwards and they know his sincerity.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=2104218&mesg_id=2104218

I feel pretty confident that the good people of Iowa will vote Edwards.

health care? Hillary wanted this health care, but not sure why the resistance won out.

:eyes:

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