Aw: Grumpy SEIU won't support Blanche Lincoln in general election

The lumping of Lincoln with other Dems who “stopped advocating for the needs of working families,” all Dems the union is not supporting, is unmistakable. And a second senior SEIU official confirms to me that Youngdahl’s statement is meant to be read as a clear sign that the union won’t back her.

“We have a responsibility to our members,” this official says. “We have issues our members want us to fight for. She doesn’t fight for those issues. It’s not realistic that she should expect our support.”

Asked for comment, SEIU spokesperson Michelle Ringuette didn’t dispute this interpretation, saying only: “We’re interested in candidates that are going to go out there and fight for working people in this country.”