Slog - Comments on Washington State SEIU Endorses Obama http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/washington_state_seiu_endorses_obama I'm on a conference call with the Obama campaign right now. It was convened to announced a "key Washington State endorsement," and the endorsement comes from... The Service Employees International Union—the largest union in Washington State, with over 100,000 members—whose leaders are heaping praise on Obama as I type. Rep. Adam Smith, the Obama chair in Washington State, is also on the call. After it ends, I'll let you know what Smith says about Obama's strategy going into Saturday's caucuses. UPDATE: Ok, the call is over. I honestly found the praise and promises from the SEIU people ("he's awakening a... Copyright 2008 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 13:15:45 -0800 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 14:56:58 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Bellevue Ave i wish zombie adam smith was running.

]]> Bellevue Ave http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/washington_state_seiu_endorses_obama#c927069 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/washington_state_seiu_endorses_obama#c927069 2008 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 13:18:21 -0800 Comment by Cato Howard Dean got the nod from the SEIU as well, fat lot of good it did him.

]]> Cato http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/washington_state_seiu_endorses_obama#c927090 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/washington_state_seiu_endorses_obama#c927090 2008 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 13:37:38 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle Yeah, but Dean was right about the 50 state strategy and so is Obama.

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/washington_state_seiu_endorses_obama#c927100 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/washington_state_seiu_endorses_obama#c927100 2008 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 13:39:54 -0800 Comment by SeMe eli- does that include local 6 and all the other seiu locals?

seiu is a good endorsement, it provides with a lot of foot soldiers.

]]> SeMe http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/washington_state_seiu_endorses_obama#c927101 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/washington_state_seiu_endorses_obama#c927101 2008 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 13:40:45 -0800 Comment by Eli Sanders @4: Yes, the SEIU officers on the call said the endorsement covers all locals in the state.

]]> Eli Sanders http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/washington_state_seiu_endorses_obama#c927104 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/washington_state_seiu_endorses_obama#c927104 2008 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 13:43:19 -0800 Comment by Gitai Eli, how much help did the SEIU endorsement provide Obama in CA? I need to know how union voters voted before I'll see this as significant.

]]> Gitai http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/washington_state_seiu_endorses_obama#c927235 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/washington_state_seiu_endorses_obama#c927235 2008 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 14:53:18 -0800 Comment by Hater I don't see the relevance of endorsements. Why can't folks use their brains? ...BTW, unions suck!

]]> Hater http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/washington_state_seiu_endorses_obama#c927242 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/washington_state_seiu_endorses_obama#c927242 2008 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 14:56:58 -0800