AFL-CIO Mail Blitz Hammers McCain As "A Disaster For Retirees"

[Hope And Change]

AFL-CIO Mail Blitz Hammers McCain As "A Disaster For Retirees"

By Greg Sargent - October 20, 2008, 9:30AM

The AFL-CIO keeps up its intense and very targeted economic assault in the swing states, dropping half a million copies of this mailer hitting John McCain on a host of issues important to retirees, a key swing constituency.

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The AFL official who sends over the mailer says this mail blitz, combined with an intense door-to-door effort, represents the final push in the union's efforts to target three constituencies: Gun owners, vets and, now, retirees. The above mail is going only to retirees, who represent a key umber of undecideds in the battlegrounds.

One other interesting note: The AFL is dropping this piece, and is now sinking additional resources, into Indiana and North Carolina, in addition to the core swing states, suggesting that the big unions, too, are seeking to broaden the map in the race's final stretch.


http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/10/afl-cio_mail_blitz_hammers_mcc.php

[Alhena]

1. Extremely effective mailer

[Frances]

2. It's effective because it is true

Americans have taken social security and medicare for granted. They have had the luxury of voting on issues like Steve and Eve, not Steve and Steve.

This time I'm voting for both social security and for equal marriage rights for everyone.

[Thrill]

3. Send it to Florida!!

[Hope And Change]

4. Kick!

[Overseas]

5. Go Union !! Thanks for telling the stark truth !! Senator TenHomes

just doesn't get it.