Bob Novak: Hoffa Neutral
(Human Events) - Teamsters President James Hoffa tells friends he still will not choose sides between Democratic presidential candidates Sen. Hillary Clinton and Sen. Barack Obama in the face of renewed pleas for his endorsement from both camps.
Associates close to Hoffa believe he is inclined toward Clinton because he questions whether Obama is ready for the presidency. Nevertheless, he intends to sit out the presidential contest until the party's nominee is selected. He did not have a particularly happy experience in 2004, when he was an early supporter of the losing candidacy by his friend and law school mate Rep. Dick Gephardt.
A strong pitch for Hoffa and the Teamsters to back Obama was made by the Culinary Workers Union, whose support nearly defeated Clinton in the Nevada caucuses despite her backing from the state's Democratic regulars.
Associates close to Hoffa believe he is inclined toward Clinton because he questions whether Obama is ready for the presidency. Nevertheless, he intends to sit out the presidential contest until the party's nominee is selected. He did not have a particularly happy experience in 2004, when he was an early supporter of the losing candidacy by his friend and law school mate Rep. Dick Gephardt.
A strong pitch for Hoffa and the Teamsters to back Obama was made by the Culinary Workers Union, whose support nearly defeated Clinton in the Nevada caucuses despite her backing from the state's Democratic regulars.
posted by BP News Bureau | 2:33 PM
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