Friday, January 18, 2008

Left, Right, or Center - Still just a politician...

Hillary Clinton’s Democracy Problem:
The junior senator from New York has resorted to Tammany Hall-style electoral manipulation in Nevada, argues Daniel Koffler. For someone claiming to be pro-labor, Hillary Clinton attempted to deny casino workers easy access to the caucus on Saturday — and all because their biggest union has endorsed Barack Obama.
Gee! Can you imagine that?
Follow-up from Matthew Yglesias:
UNITE-HERE, the union representing the casino workers Hillary Clinton's campaign tried to stop from voting, issues a vicious Spanish-language attack, arguing that "Hillary Clinton no respeta nuestra gente" and urging people to vote for Barack Obama. According to CBS, "the Clinton campaign called on the Obama campaign to condemn the ad" but it's very hard to see why they would do that. The ad's a bit over-the-top in its language, but the substance of the charge, that Clinton allies tried to make it more difficult for members of the union to vote, is perfectly accurate.

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