DNC members fume over Obama's decision to speak at Walmart
Source: San Francisco Chronicle
Just minutes after President Obama wrapped up his speech on solar energy Friday at a Walmart in Mountain View, Democratic National Committee member Chris Stampolis looked around at the racks of American flag-themed bikinis and $5.44 T-shirts made in China — and just sighed.
“We certainly obviously support the president — we’re thrilled that he’s in the White House,” he said. “But we’re quite concerned that the message that you send when you come to Walmart — especially in the Bay Area — is not a really consistent message with the working people and Democrats within this community.
... “Unfortunately, choosing this location has created a bit of distrust between the leaders of organized labor here in the Bay Area and the Democratic Party,” Stampolis said. “So those of us who serve as national members on the DNC level want to ensure we’re also standing in solidarity with our brothers and sisters in labor.”
... Democratic concerns about labor’s anger may have explained the absence of House members and legislative leaders at the kind of public presidential event where they usually jockey to be recognized. Some party activists, including Stampolis, said that had the White House consulted with local Democrats, they would have warned what the reaction would be.
Read more: http://blog.sfgate.com/nov05election/2014/05/09/dems-fume-obama-at-wal-mart-in-the-bay-area-what-were-they-thinking/
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The median income in the Mountain View (California) area where he spoke is $96,000/yr.
