CWA's Cohen on The Ed Show

CWA President Larry Cohen joined Teamsters President James Hoffa (left) on The Ed Show.

It was all about Ohio when CWA President Larry Cohen and Teamsters President James Hoffa joined the Ed Show on MSNBC last night.

Cohen said workers, whether they're in telecommunications or manufacturing, understand that difference between "going backwards into fairy tale capitalism" and forward with the president.

"We will see Sherrod Brown, Barack Obama win on Election Day by significant margins in Ohio because working Americans won't be fooled, know the difference," he said. "Nobody's going to keep them from voting, and those votes will count. Every vote will count. We need that enthusiasm going into Election Day."

CWA and union activists have an incredible ground game that will make certain President Obama wins the state, despite more dirty tactics by Republicans trying to intimidate voters.

In case you missed it, here's the latest list of outrages:

• In Pennsylvania, a right-wing controlled newspaper just this week is printing stories telling citizens that they must present a government photo ID, when we know that measure was blocked by the state court.
• Clear Channel finally is taking down billboards from low income neighborhoods in Cleveland and Columbus, Ohio, and Milwaukee, Wis., that proclaim "Voter Fraud Is A Felony!" The signs said it was punishable by up to 3 1/2 years in prison and a $10,000 fine.
• Or how about this: A Republican election board in Ottawa County, Ohio, sent out voting instructions to several precincts with the wrong date for Election Day and the wrong polling place location. Just an honest mistake, we hear.