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Union Sets Tangle with Obama Over Health Planby Josh Gerstein
A large union supporting Senator Clinton's presidential bid, the American Federation of State County and Muncipal Employees, is preparing to go after Senator Obama over his health care plan. AFSCME's political action committee has spent about $34,000 so far on an anti-Obama mailer to Iowa voters, according to a report filed today with the Federal Election Commission. "We're doing a mail piece," AFSCME People's director, Ricky Feller, told The New York Sun. The mailer will address alleged shortcomings in Mr. Obama's health care proposals. "The real focus is who's not covered," the union aide said.Mr. Feller declined to offer up the text of the mailer yet, but said it would arrive in Iowa mailboxes in a couple of days. AFSCME's more costly television campaign for Mrs. Clinton in Iowa is all positive and will remain so through the caucuses, Mr. Feller said. The critique of Mr. Obama's plan dovetails with similar criticism from Mrs. Clinton campaign. Under federal law, AFSCME's independent expenditure arm cannot coordinate with her campaign. However, all are permitted to read press accounts about what everyone else is doing and to act accordingly.Related Topics: Dem Primary |
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