Nation's largest teachers union endorses Obama re-election

[Cha]

Heads are imploding which means it's Great for our Country!

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(CNN) -- A year earlier than usual, the nation's largest teachers union on Monday endorsed President Barack Obama for re-election in 2012.

The National Education Association, which represents 3.2 million teachers and administrators, approved the recommendation from its political action committee at its annual meeting in Chicago.

Obama "shares our vision for a stronger America," NEA President Dennis Van Roekel said in a statement issued by the group. "He has never wavered from talking about the importance of education or his dedication to a vibrant middle class."

Since taking office in 2009, Obama has championed education reform and used stimulus money to help keep teachers employed. Now he is calling for maintaining or increasing spending on education despite negotiating federal budget cuts.

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Calling a conservative swing in state legislatures and the November 2010 congressional elections "eye-opening," Van Roekel said the nation "cannot sacrifice our students' futures by shortchanging them now."

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http://edition.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/07/....teachers/

As you'll see at the link..not all the President has done has made the Teachers happy but they're capable of seeing a bigger picture without devolving into lunacy.

VP Biden spoke to them the day before the vote.

Thanks to chipsticks @ theobamadiary for this news!

[jaxx]

Good news. Endorsing him this far out says they know who will do the best for them and the country.

[There Is No Spoon]

[azmouse]

Proof that knowledge is good. I support what the teachers have done in supporting Obama.

[Julie]

All the teachers I know strongly support Obama.

Julie

[Still a Democrat]

(07-05-2011 02:49 PM)Julie Wrote:  All the teachers I know strongly support Obama.

Julie

Me, too. I'm pleased with the endorsement and never doubted it, but 72% is lighter than I anticipated.

Some history gleemed from another site.

1988 Dukakis got 86%

1992 Clinton got 88%

1996 Clinton got 91%

2000 Gore got 86.5%

2004 Kerry got 86.5%

2008 Obama got 79.8%

2011, Obama got 72%.

[Cha]

(07-05-2011 07:25 PM)Still a Democrat Wrote:  2011, Obama got 72%.

So..the remaining 28% want the unknown republicon candidate who won't care anything about their jobs and if like the repub gov in Wisconsin will take away their bargaining rights. Not only their rights but take Medicare, Social Security and our Country down the drain.

That is high for the stupid rate among teachers.

[CTLawGuy]

(07-07-2011 01:46 PM)Cha Wrote:  

(07-05-2011 07:25 PM)Still a Democrat Wrote:  2011, Obama got 72%.

So..the remaining 28% want the unknown republicon candidate who won't care anything about their jobs and if like the repub gov in Wisconsin will take away their bargaining rights. Not only their rights but take Medicare, Social Security and our Country down the drain.

That is high for the stupid rate among teachers.

That or they may just not want to make such an early endorsement.... We don't really know what the "disapprove" number was.

[There Is No Spoon]

One really angry person's head just exploded in Florida.

[Eponine]

(07-05-2011 03:22 PM)There Is No Spoon Wrote:  One really angry person's head just exploded in Florida.

I can imagine.

[Still a Democrat]

(07-05-2011 03:22 PM)There Is No Spoon Wrote:  One really angry person's head just exploded in Florida.

It's the paid off union bosses selling teachers down the river!

[DFLforever]

What's particularly good about this early NEA endorsement is that it looks like the Democrats willl have what has usually been the GOP's chief advantage in national elections - unity and solidarity. I've read that GOp strategists estimate that the Democrats' internal carping and sniping at the candidate cost them at least 1-2 percentage points in presidential elections.
NEA members may not like all the reforms the Obama admin is attempting but they seem well aware of their stake in the 2012 election.

[atomic]

Well that's going to make a Floridian mad.

[nofurylike]

excellent!!




thank you for posting that, Cha!!


great comments, all through this thread, thanks, all!

[NJMaverick]

AON= Anti-Obama Nut

[nofurylike]

(07-06-2011 07:51 AM)NJMaverick Wrote:  AON= Anti-Obama Nut

LOVE that, NJMaverick!!

AON
how post-partisan!!

[JuniperLea]

Because Ted Nugent's 'Wang Dang Sweet Poontang' is the only song they are allowed...