Farmworkers to endorse Clinton

Posted: Tuesday, January 22, 2008 11:05 AM by Domenico Montanaro

From NBC's Christina Jamison
Hillary Clinton will receive the endorsement of the United Farmworkers in Salinas, Calif., today.

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Clinton will get a large percentage of females and hispanics and become out first female president. She deserves it and will probably do even better than her husband.

Jeanne GA (Sent Tuesday, January 22, 2008 11:17 AM)

Watch for other endorsements to flow Hillary's way.

Prediction: I doubt any more Dem Senators will endorse Obama. Sens. Kerry, Tim Johnson, Ben Nelson, Claire McCaskill, and Pat Leahy all endorsed Obama, and it STILL didn't help him in Nevada. And, I doubt it'll help much in Missouri. McCaskill's endorsement of Obama may marginally help Obama in the Missouri primary, but not much.

Obama's momentum is gone. He gives a great speech, but his lack of substance and inexperience is shining through. Obama's such a rookie. I'm not impressed with him. He's only been a Senator for 3 years, 2 of which has been spent running for President!! Watch for Hillary to continue collecting endorsements, while Obama's will dry up.

Dirk, Brunswick, Georgia (Sent Tuesday, January 22, 2008 11:18 AM)

This is a disappointment
I have contributed to the UFW
NEVER AGAIN

Why support a Mark Penn run campaign ?
Why support a WalMart financed campaign

Good bye, UFW
Good bye, Dolores Huerta

Sierra, SF (Sent Tuesday, January 22, 2008 11:19 AM)

The educated and law abidding have spoken.

DCortez, Houston, Texas (Sent Tuesday, January 22, 2008 11:32 AM)

That's why Hillary was wearing the straw hat. No wait, that's her hairdo.

Bill, NC (Sent Tuesday, January 22, 2008 11:34 AM)

you go girl we are all with you

change change change
we all want change

having the first woman president in this great country is a change!
sending another man to the job is not really a change

hillary obama 08 - unbeatable ticket

lets make history
lets stop the witch hunt and end the double standard and even the playing field for all women in america
this is our moment
like dr. Maya angelou says LET US RISE

lets make history and lets change the world
HIllary 08

yolanda (Sent Tuesday, January 22, 2008 11:34 AM)

Considering the amount of horse manure Bill/Hillary's campaign is shovelling - this is a great endorsement.

bc Indiana (Sent Tuesday, January 22, 2008 11:40 AM)

Hillary Clinton, the supporter of Agribusiness? How has she convinced the United Farmworkers that she has their interests at heart? This is truly astonishing.

Prof Woman, Indiana (Sent Tuesday, January 22, 2008 11:41 AM)

Will the media finally start focusing on the "race" story that is really going to swing this election? Nobody wants to talk openly about the historical distrust between the black and latino(a) communities but Senator Clinton's own camp has acknowledged they believe the Latino vote on February 5 will be their firewall. We shouldn't have to deal with race at all but since the MSM is going to be obsessed with it, at least they can focus on the issue that matters, rather than beating the dead white/black horse.

Dispatch from California, The Real Battleground (Sent Tuesday, January 22, 2008 11:50 AM)

But Senator Obama has the endorsement of John Kerry (loser of the 2004 election) and Tom Dasche (lost his senate seat in 2002).

Fred C. Dobbs (Sent Tuesday, January 22, 2008 11:52 AM)

Good for Hillary----now to wait for the media to make a denigrating remark about the farmers---

HMT-MI (Sent Tuesday, January 22, 2008 11:52 AM)

This is not a surprise....

Mexicans think the borders will be wide open thanks to Hillary Clinton.....

jerry/corpus christi texas (Sent Tuesday, January 22, 2008 11:53 AM)

Well that will certainly help to lock up the Latino vote in Southern California. That coupled with her endorsements from Richard Chavez, Dolores Huerta, Antonio Villargosa, etc pretty much guarantees Hillary will repeat her 2-1/2 to 1 ratio in the Latino community over Obama.
That's great news for Hillary on February 5th....

Paul, NY, NY (Sent Tuesday, January 22, 2008 12:12 PM)

what, obamam didn't get the endorsement of another union that won't vote for him?

He's a VICTIM again

chuck, Cali4HRC (Sent Tuesday, January 22, 2008 12:23 PM)

The Clintons will sell you out also!

Jose R. Iowa (Sent Tuesday, January 22, 2008 12:46 PM)

Its all about the fertilizer.

Mark W. (Sent Tuesday, January 22, 2008 12:56 PM)

Good Job, Hillary.

GO HILLARY

Ann, Hohenwald, TN (Sent Tuesday, January 22, 2008 1:45 PM)

Backstabbers

Brett, Pittsburgh, PA (Sent Tuesday, January 22, 2008 1:47 PM)

Thank goodness she doesn't have to tie up the courts with her whining and it saves us from listening to Bill. What a great day in America! Thank you Farmworkers Union for saving gracious time of the courts.
I remember Bush went to court and look what has happened. 2000 all over again, the Clintons will cheat at all cost.

More time for the Courts, Mo (Sent Wednesday, January 23, 2008 3:29 PM)

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