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Blue Collar Workers Give Clinton Clear Win Over Obama In Pennsylvania - 04/23/08By Doug Cunningham [Clinton]: "I want to thank my friends in our labor unions for standing with us every step of the way!" Senator Hillary Clinton, after a solid presidential primary in Pennsylvania win against Senator Barack Obama. Clinton spoke directly to blue collar workers after her clear victory last night. [Clinton 2]: "I'm in this race to fight for you. To fight, to fight for everyone who's ever been counted out, for everyone fighting to pay the grocery bills or the medical bills, the credit card and mortgage payments, and the outrageous price of gas at the pump today." Ted Kirsch is president of the Pennsylvania American Federation of Teachers, a union backing Clinton. He says blue collar workers gave Clinton this win. [Kirsch]: "Well, the blue collar workers are the people of this country. They're not the money people. They're the people who are suffering from the Bush economy. And that's why the people who are hit hardest by the issues are voting for Hillary." Obama had the support of the SEIU, the Teamsters, and other Change To Win unions. But as he told his supporters in Indiana, the real power to change America is in our hands. [Obama]: "You can make this election about how we're gonna help those workers in Logansport, how we're gonna retrain them and educate them and make our workforce competitive in a global economy. You can make this election about how we're gonna make health care affordable for that family in North Carolina, how we're gonna help those families sitting around the kitchen table tonight pay their bills and stay in their homes." |
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