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David Moberg, in "Lessons for Labor" [Dec. 27], did a nice job of reviewing the role of labor in the 2004 election. His point that a "flood" of staffers to battleground states is "ultimately no substitute for home-grown networks" is right on the money, as is his notion that we need to engage in ongoing political education. In my experience coordinating efforts by the Communications Workers in Ohio, Michigan and Wisconsin, I believe this might have made a real difference in many "red" counties that we lost by narrow margins.
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