Forces of change now target President Obama
Posted on 20. Jan, 2010 by James Devere in American Politics
By BEN SMITH & JONATHAN MARTIN & JOHN F. HARRIS | From Politico BOSTON — Republican Scott Brown’s eye-opening victory in Massachusetts Tuesday has unmistakably framed the problem for President Barack Obama and the Democratic Party: The same forces of disgust with establishment politicians and hunger for change in Washington that vaulted Obama to power [...]
Some SEIU Members Support Brown
Posted on 16. Jan, 2010 by James Devere in American Politics, Political News
What is happening in the increasingly upside down Massachusetts Special Election? For the Coakley campaign it must feel like the sky is falling. With large infusions of cash in the past week, SEIU leadership has tried to bail out the Attorney General and stop the slide that she is on. Maybe they should have asked [...]
Union Astroturfers Out in Force for Coakley
Posted on 12. Jan, 2010 by James Devere in Political News
Prior to the final televised debate of the special Senate election in Massachusetts, both sides had their supporters out in force to make a show for the media. One group sporting yellow Sheet Metal Workers Union t-shirts over their winter jackets appeared to be supporting Martha Coakley. However, an amature video showed some of those [...]
