Labor union limits focus to 8 battleground states
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}One of the nation's most politically active labor unions plans to focus its resources on fewer states this year in an effort to re-elect President Barack Obama.
The Service Employees International Union says it will target its massive field campaign on turning out voters in just eight battleground states -- about half the number it focused on in 2008.
The 2.1 million-member union also hopes to get 100,000 of its members to volunteer in its political program. That's twice as many as in the last presidential race.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Target states include Colorado, Florida, New Hampshire, Nevada, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Virginia -- each considered crucial for an Obama victory.
Overall, the union is expected to spend at least $85 million to help Obama win, similar to what it spent in 2008.