Nevada Presidential Forum
More than 800 AFSCME members and retirees attended this first-of-its-kind event. The following candidates participated in the forum: Senator Joe Biden, Senator Hillary Clinton, Senator Chris Dodd, former Senator John Edwards, former Senator Mike Gravel, Representative Dennis Kucinich, Governor Bill Richardson and former Governor Tom Vilsack.
Watch the Forum, Read the Wrap-Up
Media Highlights
Watch press coverage of the first candidates' forum of the 2008 campaign.
PoliticsTV.com was also in Nevada for this event — watch their clips on YouTube.com, including analysis from bloggers Jonathan Singer and Taylor Marsh and more reaction from AFSCME members.
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Members React
See what AFSCME members had to say about the Carson City, Nevada event.
- Nevada Presidential Forum Video
Watch the entire broadcast of the AFSCME Presidential Forum, courtesy of C-SPAN. Requires RealPlayer software.
- Democrats Going for Gold Hold First Forum in City of Silver
Read Congressional Quarterly's summaries of the candidates’ appearances at the AFSCME forum.
Photo Gallery
Read the Headlines
- Presidential Hopefuls Travel to Nevada for AFSCME Support
(Public Employee Xtra 2/22/07) From New Mexico to Iowa, Alaska to DC, eight Democratic presidential candidates traveled to Carson City, Nevada to woo support from public service employees nationwide. - Carson City's Greatest Event a Smashing Success
(Nevada Appeal 2/22/07) There's no way of telling whether the next president of the United States was in Carson City on Wednesday but, if so, he or she will long remember that the path to the presidency began here. - In Nevada, Democratic 2008 Hopefuls Spar on Iraq War
(Reuters 2/21/07) Eight Democratic presidential contenders sparred gently on Wednesday on how to end the Iraq war ... during the first joint appearance of an already heated 2008 campaign. - Dems Press Civility, But Spar on Iraq In First Forum
(ABC News 2/21/07) The first Democratic candidate forum of 2007 was a high-profile geographic reminder of the vast size of the 2008 presidential campaign battlefield. - Democratic Presidential Candidates Seek Union Support in the West
(McClatchy Newspapers 2/20/07) AFSCME spokesman Ethan Rome: "We plan on going deeper and having greater member involvement this time. We want a candidate who can win this election." - Public-Service Union's Dream
(Washington Post 2/18/07) Gerald McEntee makes no secrets that he and his union -- the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) -- want to be major players in picking the next Democratic presidential nominee. (PDF 587k)
On the Blogs
- MyDD Blogger Jonathan Singer in Nevada
Jonathan Singer blogged live from the AFSCME Presidential Forum on MyDD.com, posting his rundowns of each of the candidates' answers. - Gerald W. McEntee: The Road to the White House Starts in Nevada
In his latest contribution to The Huffington Post, AFSCME President Gerald McEntee explains why, in 2008 presidential politics, the story of "how the West was won" will be the story of "how the West Wing was won" by the Democrats.