Teachers Union Endorses Hillary Clinton
03 October 2007 9:16 am by Taylor Marsh
EXCLUSIVE: Teachers Union Endorses Hillary Clinton updated
Just heard from the campaign that the American Federation of Teachers has endorsed
Clinton.
I’ll get the link and their statement as soon as I’ve got it.
Latest poll numbers are staggering.
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton has consolidated her place as the front-runner in the contest for the Democratic presidential nomination, outpacing her main rivals in fundraising in the most recent quarter and widening her lead in a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.
For the first time, Clinton (N.Y.) is drawing support from a majority of Democrats — and has opened up a lead of 33 percentage points over Sen. Barack Obama (Ill.). Her popularity, the poll suggests, is being driven by her strength on key issues and a growing perception among voters that she would best represent change.
UPDATE II: Just received the press release; link is below.
Acting on behalf of its more than 1.4 million members, the executive council
of the American Federation of Teachers today endorsed Hillary Clinton for
the Democratic nomination for president, citing her proven ability to advance
our nations key priorities, and her bold plans for a stronger America. …
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UPDATE: I’ve called AFT, but the people in the press office are in an executive meeting. But MSNBC just ran news of the AFT endorsement a few minutes ago.
