Pennsylvania: Unions Command Renewed Power in Presidential Race
According to msnbc.com:
If the national news media had been right, the culinary workers' union would have swept Sen. Barack Obama to victory in Nevada's Democratic presidential primary.
That, of course, is not what happened; Sen. Hillary Clinton won the popular vote -- though not the most delegates to the party's national convention -- in the Silver State. But the attention paid to the culinary workers' endorsement of Obama suggests labor unions will play a more prominent role in this year's presidential election.
Pennsylvania's presidential primary isn't until April, but the lack of a clear front-runner in either party leading up to Super Tuesday -- on Feb. 5, when 24 states will vote -- could keep it on candidates' radar. Union endorsements could be key for presidential contenders seeking Pennsylvania's 21 electoral votes...click to continue
