Teachers' Unions Endorse Lieberman Challenger
Both the Connecticut Education Association and AFT Connecticut endorsed Ned Lamont, who is challenging incumbent U.S. Senator Joseph Lieberman in the Democratic primary. This is a big deal for Lamont in terms of credibility, but not quite as big a deal as these folks and these folks would like to believe.
Neither union has endorsed Lieberman in his three previous Senate campaigns, and AFT Connecticut's political action committee recommended no endorsement this time as well. But the committee members were overruled by the union's board, which voted 10-6, with three abstentions, to endorse Lamont.
If the union's most active activists are this divided on the idea, the rank-and-file will be even more so.
Neither union has endorsed Lieberman in his three previous Senate campaigns, and AFT Connecticut's political action committee recommended no endorsement this time as well. But the committee members were overruled by the union's board, which voted 10-6, with three abstentions, to endorse Lamont.
If the union's most active activists are this divided on the idea, the rank-and-file will be even more so.
I've got video and a brief report on today's endorsement press event posted on my blog, if you're interested.
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June 15, 2006 7:14 PM
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