Odds And Ends -- Right From Central Casting
A few updates ... Or Odds And Ends, as we like to call them.
-- SEIU officials announced today that the group is launching an $85M election effort, targeting swing states on behalf of Barack Obama’s presidential campaign as well as important gubernatorial and congressional races. States in focus: CO, IA, MN, NC, NH, NM, OH, PA, VA and WI. SEIU Secretary-Treasurer Anna Burger said in a statement that more than 100K union members will volunteer their time on behalf of Dem candidates this cycle.
-- John McCain's camp is opening a NJ/NY regional office in Woodbridge, NJ, this week. The candidate, meanwhile, will give an environmental speech this afternoon in Santa Barbara -- with CA Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger in attendance. McCain is also participating tonight in a "tele-town hall" meeting with registered Independents and Democrats from Broward and Palm Beach Counties.
-- Obama is raising coin in Tinseltown tonight. The Republican National Committee's Alex Conant used the event to criticize Obama, much as Hillary Clinton did, for being all flash, no substance: "Barack Obama broke his promise to the public so that he could raise millions from Hollywood's rich and famous. He may have a few good lines, but Obama is a typical politician straight from central casting."
-- And here's MN Gov. Tim Pawlenty, a GOP veepstakes contender (frontrunner?), slamming Obama this morning for a "do-nothing" approach to the nation's energy crisis:
These unions ought to be ashamed of themselves taking that much money from working people to spend on ads. They ought to give it back so people can make their own decisions on how to spend it.
Um, you seemed to have missed that 100,000 union MEMBERS are going to be volunteering. Clearly you're not a union member, so butt out!!!
Um, you seemed to have missed that 100,000 union MEMBERS are going to be volunteering. Clearly you're not a union member, so butt out!!!
Wow!!!!!!
100,000 SEIU union members and 85 million dollars on the move to help change America. That makes me proud that my union SEIU is doing the right thing for working families. That's change I can believe it. Now they have 100,001 members ready to volunteer.