Legal Commentary

SEIU To Seek Primary Challenger To Health Bill No Vote Arcuri

By Big Tent Democrat

I personally think that part of this is a great development in terms of legitimizing all primary challenges:

It appears SEIU is dead serious about this business about yanking support for House Dems who vote No on the health bill. The SEIU bluntly informed Dem Rep Michael Arcuri of New York yesterday that it’s pulling support for him in the wake of the news that he’s an all-but-certain No, I’m told. And the search for a primary [. . .] challenger is underway.

I ellipsed the part that is clearly wrong - SEIU is promising to back a 3rd party challenger if Arcuri wins the Dem primary:

“This guy won by two percent with our support and 1199’s support against a moderate Republican last time,” [SEIU's] Nerzig continues. “It’ll be very difficult for him to win reelection next time without us.” Arcuri won with 52% of the vote in 2008.

That is Naderism. It is unacceptable. Imagine if progressives made such a threat? They would be rightly pilloried. Bad on the SEIU.

Speaking for me only

Full post as published by TalkLeft on March 19, 2010 (boomark / email).