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...post-dinner press conference, Hart said his remark was "not in derogation of Vice President Mondale or the labor organization." The Coloradan insisted he is a "pro-labor Senator," claiming an "80-plus percent" approval rating from the AFL-CIO's Committee on Political Responsibility (COPE) for "over 10 years...
...slight lead, Hart said, "Fritz Mondale is not ready to claim the title of front-runner again because he's a very humble man. Instead, I think, Fritz, you'd rather be considered a little-known dark horse struggling to get by on $12 million and the AFL-CIO endorsement...
Hart's dinner remarks seemed to anger party officials, some of whom hissed and whistled after he joked about Mondale's AFL-CIO endorsement...
...question demanded a simple answer, but it dogged Walter Mondale all week: "Can you cite one major domestic issue in the past three or four years where you have disagreed with organized labor?" At first Mondale ducked. He protested that his endorsement by the AFL-CIO was "not a deal." When reporters pressed him he turned testy, his eyes becoming cold, his face hard, his voice clipped. Repeatedly he replied, "I'm not going to spend my time offending people who support...
...Democratic candidates sponsored by the Des Moines Register, so pointedly raised the question of how beholden Mondale is to organized labor, whose support could be worth as much as $20 million. At a press conference in Atlanta last week, John Glenn followed with a harsh rhetorical question for AFL-CIO President Lane Kirkland. Asked Glenn: "What does Kirkland think he's buying with his $20 million? A President who will never disagree with the AFL-CIO? If the Democratic nomination can be bought for $20 million in the spring, it isn't going to be worth a plugged...