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I just saw that on the news. With the most prominent democrats appearing to support Obama, I don't see how some people still think Hillary is the democrats' best option. Seems to me she hasn't made too many friends on Capitol Hill. Not a good sign.
Ted Kennedy Embraces Obama
By Mike Allen
Jan 27, 2008
(The Politico) Rejecting a personal entreaty from President Bill Clinton, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.) plans to endorse Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) for president in a joint appearance on Monday, Democratic sources said.
The embrace provides a dramatic rocket for Obama to ride into the frantic, nationwide campaigning ahead of the space of huge Super Tuesday primaries on Feb. 5, the biggest day for nominating contests in U.S. history.
The announcement stunned Senate colleagues, who had expected Kennedy to remain neutral until the increasingly vitriolic nominating contest with Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.) settled out.
“This is the biggest Democratic endorsement Obama could possibly get short of Bill Clinton,” said a high-level Democrat.
The Clinton campaign launched a last-ditch effort over the few days to stop Kennedy's move, orchestrating a flood of phone calls to Kennedy from sources ranging from union chiefs to his Massachusetts cons uents.
The former president also called Kennedy in a vain attempt to keep him out of the race, a source familiar with the conversation said.
During his two terms in the White House, President Clinton made repeated overtures to the Kennedy family. So the senator’s rejection of his wife is at least as embarrassing as her 28-point loss in the South Carolina primary on Saturday.
Kennedy is to appear with Obama at “Stand for Change” rally the campaign is holding at American University in Washington, D.C., at lunchtime on Monday, the sources said.
Word of Kennedy’s planned endorsement leaked the same day that his niece, Caroline Kennedy, endorsed Obama with a New York Times Op-Ed headlined, “A President Like My Father: Obama will inspire a new generation of Americans.”
The Kennedy endorsement is likely to give Obama a lift among Hispanic voters because of Kennedy's passionate advocacy of immigration legislation. The Obama campaign, which lags far behind Clinton among Hispanic voters in national polls, is likely to prominently display the endorsements by both Kennedys in Latino communities.
The disclosure also comes the same weekend that the House's highest-ranking Latino, California Rep. Xavier Becerra, also announced that he is backing Obama.
Obama was coy about the upcoming endorsement when ABC’s George Stephanopoulos asked him about it on “This Week.”
“I'll let Ted Kennedy speak for himself,” Obama said. “And nobody does it better. But obviously, any of the Democratic candidates would love to have Ted Kennedy's support. And we have certainly actively sought it.”
The Republican National Committee piled on, issuing a statement saying: “Senator Kennedy’s rejection of his friend and colleague is a stunning blow to Clinton’s campaign.”
Politico’s Ben Smith Carrie Budoff Brown, John F. Harris Gebe Martinez and Martin Kady II contributed to this report.
LINK: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/...n3756412.shtml
I just saw that on the news. With the most prominent democrats appearing to support Obama, I don't see how some people still think Hillary is the democrats' best option. Seems to me she hasn't made too many friends on Capitol Hill. Not a good sign.
I hope Obama and Caroline don't go for a ride with Uncle Teddy.
He has a problem with bridges.
tomorrow Bill will endorse Obama on grounds that Hillary really is a .
And to think all of you haters are going to have to 'respect' her when she becomes president..
If Hillary wins the nomination I will vote for McCain.
It doesn't matter to me Mccain is as big a lib as billary..
Like you "respect" George W. Bush.And to think all of you haters are going to have to 'respect' her when she becomes president..
That is why I'm supporting Barack. Enough of the conservative, liberal, republican democrat crap. Why can't McCain have some liberal views and work with Kennedy and other democrats? Why can't both sides work together as Americans and stop the BS partisanship crap?It doesn't matter to me Mccain is as big a lib as billary..
Mitt's BS attack that McCain is liberal simply because he's worked with some democrats is ridiculous.
It is this type of mentality that keep us from moving forward!
YES WE CAN!!!!
"YES WE CAN!!!!"
There are too many $Ts in play, and flowing, in DC and 1000s of players who benefit wonderfully from the current corruption. They all have the power and sophistication to fight like , no holds barred. Even hints about touching their cheese will elicit a violent response. Certainly nobody, esp never a Repug, will "shock" the system, in the way "shock capitalism" is used make $Bs.
A pres candidate as an agent of "change" is pure, hot, steaming bull .
Look at dubya and the Repugs just now in high dudgeon about earmarks only because the Dems hold both houses. For 6 years of Repug control, the earmarks flowed and increased freely.
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