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[Milwaukiedave]

BB,

Sorry you missed all the drama. I'm not recapping it. I'm sick of the nasty attacks.

[thepeel]

[Kuros]

[Milwaukiedave]

[stevemcgarrett]

Kuros calculated:

[just another day]

its a close race! which makes it that much more fun to watch this time around!

[Ya-ta Boy]

I do agree that Iowa has become more liberal, but I would not consider it a blue state; maybe purple. What seems to have happened is that Iowa has changed from a conservative state to one where a Democratic victory is possible, so more of a battle ground state.

[Milwaukiedave]

[Milwaukiedave]

Bad news in Nevada, it appears a lawsuit may prevent workers from voting.

Nev. Democrats head to court
Posted 7h 38m ago

By Kathleen Hennessey, Associated Press Writer

LAS VEGAS � Nevada teachers have filed a legal challenge that could curb the influence of the state's largest union in its Democratic caucus later this month.

The Nevada State Education Association, its president and five people identified as Democrats planning to attend the Jan. 19 caucus filed the lawsuit late Friday against the Nevada Democratic Party.

The suit claims that party rules making it easier for Las Vegas Strip shift workers to attend the precinct meetings violate Nevada law and federal equal protection guarantees.

Most of those shift workers are members of the Culinary Workers Union, Local 226, a group that endorsed Democrat Barack Obama on Tuesday.

The Culinary is the largest union in Nevada and one of the few with the organizational muscle to have a major impact on the caucus.

Caucus rules boost that influence by allowing shift workers employed within 2.5 miles of the Strip to attend one of nine "at-large" precinct meetings in casinos, rather than return to their home precinct.

The suit claims that the system for determining the number of delegates up for grabs at the at-large meetings is unfair.

The party has "violated the principle of 'one person, one vote' by creating 'at-large' precincts for certain caucus participants, based solely on the employment of such participants," the suit, filed in U.S. District Court, said.

"This may have been a well-intentioned effort but it missed the mark," said the plaintiffs' lawyer, Mark Ferrario.

Messages left Saturday for the teachers union were not immediately returned.

The party argued its rules are an attempt to encourage participation among the state's largest workforce.

"We have taken unprecedented steps to include as many Nevadans as possible in this historic caucus day," Democratic party deputy executive director Kirsten Searer said in a statement. "The 'at-large' precincts were included to increase participation in the highest concentration of shift workers � many of whom are minorities."

Culinary union secretary-treasurer D. Taylor said the plaintiffs were using "Floridian Republican tactics to suppress cooks, housekeepers, people of color and women."


http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/election2008/2008-01-12-nevada-lawsuit_N.htm?csp=34

[stevemcgarrett]

MD "warned":

[Milwaukiedave]

Steve,

You are definately right about the Clinton attack machine. We've seen that continue even after NH. The one thing that Clinton has said that she has said that makes sense is, "this is personal." Your damn right it is.

Especially when those who endorse Clinton are used to attack Obama. It's a good way for her to deny she has anything to do with it. The same goes for the lawsuit in Nevada.

[just another day]

there was a special on nightline how barack has the biggest facebook contingent, while hillary had one of the biggest anti groups.

[seoulshock]

im gonna meet obama tomorrow night at a fund raiser here in PP...

[Milwaukiedave]

SS,

Let us know how it goes. I shook hands with him back in September in Portland and heard him speak.

[Tiger Beer]

I was in Nevada last February, and Obama was speaking there. Unfortunately I couldn't see him due to something more important, but I certainly wish I had.