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Union Goes After Obama Health Plan on Webby Josh Gerstein
The New York Sun has located the mysterious online component of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees' campaign against Senator Obama's health care plan. It can be viewed here.The site was paid for by Afscme People, an independent expenditure campaign funded by donations from union members. In a report filed with the Federal Election Commission late week, the labor-backed group reported spending about $5400 to set up the site. The criticism of Mr. Obama tracks with that in mailers the same Afscme entity has sent to voters in New Hampshire and Iowa. At the national level of the union, Afscme has endorsed Senator Clinton, but some locals who back Mr. Obama are upset about the criticism of him. As for coordination with Mrs. Clinton's campaign, it doesn't look too tight since (as of this moment) her first name is misspelled on the site. UPDATE:Another weird thing: the site links to an AFL-CIO prepared chart about the candidates' health plans. The chart says Mr. Obama's plan would cover everyone, which is precisely the opposite of Afscme's key contention about the Illinois senator's proposal.Related Topics: Dem Primary |
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