Union Members Urge Kerry to Warm Up

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Democrat John Kerry "doesn't warm anybody up," and organized labor must help him create an emotional bond if fence-sitting union members are to vote for him in November, according to focus groups of undecided union voters.

But these union members find President Bush likable and strong, "with a nice family and good moral values," said a memo of results prepared for the AFL-CIO and obtained by The Associated Press.

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The findings offer fresh evidence that Kerry's reputation for aloofness is a hurdle the presumptive Democratic nominee must overcome - even among his party's core constituencies. And despite the acidity labor leaders direct toward Bush and his policies, he still appeals to a segment of union members, namely the Reagan Democrats.

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A "nice family" (prozaced wife & hell-raising daughters) and "good moral values" (lie, cheat and steal)? These must be the people who identify with *'s aversion to reading or watching the news, and depend on others (Limbaugh, Fox News, etc.) to tell them what they need to know.

...it's slow but steady.