Nevada Unions Delay Endorsements

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071228/ap_po/nevada_unions_1

The state that was intended to highlight union strength in the Democratic presidential nomination process instead is putting the spotlight on labor's largest fear: Picking the wrong horse.

Nevada's biggest unions have been unexpectedly hesitant to endorse ahead of the state's first early presidential caucus, which will be held Jan. 19.

The situation reflects a national trend in which several major unions have been reluctant to pick sides in the Democratic race as they eye the larger prize — winning in November. The skittishness is all the more evident in Nevada, a state that won its first-ever early caucus slot partially based on its high union density. Democrats have hailed the Nevada caucus as the first test of labor support.

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Each union has its own reasons underpinning the indecision, but they also share the opinion that each of the top Democrats in the race has a strong record on labor issues and that a wrong choice — one that isn't supported by the members or doesn't yield a victory — is worse than a late one, or none at all.