I got to wondering about the Teamster endorsement of Gephardt

For as long as I have known and been hanging around with this group of Teamsters I have always heard " . . . we never endorse a candidate in a Primary election . . ." Yet this year they came out early and strong in support if Gephardt - I know that the other candidates have talked to the local membership here in New Hampshire and I am sure to Mr. Hoffa himself.

At any rate, I asked my Teamster friends this question: What if Gephardt does not win the Democratic nomination? Granted it was at a table at Billy's Sports Bar here in Manchester but the consensus from a small group was that they will ultimately back whichever Democratic candidate that wins as they do not want George Bush to stay in the White House.

I also asked who their second choice might have been and who would they absolutely not support. The discussion was lively but from what I could extract I think Kerry and/or Dean would have been the next best choices - Beyond that the candidates they would not have come out for are Sharpton - and one guy actually said " . . and not that woman that is running." They also said that Clark may not be favored as his background is strictly military - something about him having only known the military (housing, no taxes, etc.) not what it is like to be a regular working class American -

As for me I still don't know who I will be voting for