Hillary Clinton looks to secure labor support
*The unofficial 2016 presidential campaign has officially begun. So while we’re not officially reading nuance into the statements and appearances of the unofficial candidates, we are officially saying: Did you catch that? To wit, the fourth paragraph of this NYT article. The event this past Monday is the first Hillary Clinton/Julian Castro joint appearance. It was at a big liberal confab, designed to shore up the support of key labor organizations, unofficially, of course.The rumor mill is cranking-out a steady stream of Castro’s VP potential. So this is something, buried in a fourth paragraph where these things tend to live. Let the overthinking begin. VL
By The New Yotk Times First Draft
Good Thursday morning from Washington, where royalty will be paying a rare visit to the White House. Congress remains logjammed in many respects, but a warm moment between Senator Harry Reid of Nevada and Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky showed the Senate’s softer side. Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin is facing a backlash from conservatives over the handling of one of his aides, while two other would-be presidential front-runners are moving ahead with their pre-campaign machinations.
Hillary Rodham Clinton, who is likely to become a declared presidential candidate in the coming days, will spend Monday morning reconnecting with the Democratic base.
Mrs. Clinton will be the featured attraction at an event with a major union leader, held at the Center for American Progress, a leading liberal think tank in Washington. It’s run by her longtime adviser Neera Tanden, and founded by one of her campaign-advisers-to-be, John D. Podesta.
Mrs. Clinton will be joined by at least two major union leaders, Lee Saunders, the president of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, and Randi Weingarten, the president of the American Federation of Teachers, according to people briefed on the list of attendees. Julián Castro, the housing secretary, who held a private meeting with Mrs. Clinton in her home last year, is also scheduled to attend.
The topic has been billed as a “discussion on expanding opportunities in America’s urban areas.”
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