Chabot: Marty Walsh backing may not help Hillary Clinton get union vote

[Omaha Steve]

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Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign will have to fight for what was once solid ground in Massachusetts, with some unions openly backing progressive firebrand Bernie Sanders and key politicos sitting on the fence.

Clinton — once seen as inevitable — scrambled to circle the wagons and inject momentum into her run yesterday with Mayor Marty Walsh’s endorsement at Faneuil Hall.

As the Iowa caucuses and the New Hampshire primary loom just over two months away, Clinton has failed to catch fire in the dependably deep-blue Bay State that gave her a win in 2008 over the wildly popular Barack Obama. And while Clinton’s Faneuil Hall extravaganza touted support from national unions on top of Walsh’s backing, several local unions are leaning toward progressive-favorite Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders.

“I can’t imagine going into the booth and voting for anybody but Bernie,” said one Massachusetts union insider, who said there is a deep distrust of Clinton among blue collar Dems. “These establishment candidates, they’re Democrats but they say one thing and they don’t really get it done,” he said.

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