Ted Kennedy endorses Obama
There's been a quiet little backstory in the flood of prominent endorsements that Obama has received over the last two weeks. 1) All of these heavy hitters were holding off until they knew that Obama was viable. 2) It reflects a deeper politics within the Democratic party.
These Congressmen and Senators, like Ted Kennedy tomorrow, prefer an unknown Obama White House to a known Clinton one.
Later: (Politico) "The Clinton campaign launched a last-ditch effort over the last few days to stop Kennedy's move, orchestrating a flood of phone calls to Kennedy from sources ranging from union chiefs to his Massachusetts constituents.
The former president also called Kennedy in a vain attempt to keep him out of the race..."
These Congressmen and Senators, like Ted Kennedy tomorrow, prefer an unknown Obama White House to a known Clinton one.
Later: (Politico) "The Clinton campaign launched a last-ditch effort over the last few days to stop Kennedy's move, orchestrating a flood of phone calls to Kennedy from sources ranging from union chiefs to his Massachusetts constituents.
The former president also called Kennedy in a vain attempt to keep him out of the race..."
posted by mikevotes at
2:17 PM
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"The former president also called Kennedy in a vain attempt to keep him out of the race..."
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Is anyone else picking up on the irony of this line. Darkly hilarious!
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-epm, at 9:20 AM
Watching the coverage of the endorsement, CNN and MSNBC are both talking about it.
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mikevotes, at 12:07 PM
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