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« on: January 31, 2008, 04:15:05 PM »
Quote from: Flem on January 31, 2008, 04:10:25 PM
And...there are rumors of a big New Mexico endorsement coming tomarrow...

Richardson, Richardson, Richardson, Richardson! *crosses fingers*
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« Reply #1 on: January 31, 2008, 04:29:07 PM »
Quote from: Gabu on January 31, 2008, 04:27:35 PM
Quote from: Verily on January 31, 2008, 04:15:05 PM
Quote from: Flem on January 31, 2008, 04:10:25 PM
And...there are rumors of a big New Mexico endorsement coming tomarrow...

Richardson, Richardson, Richardson, Richardson! *crosses fingers*

I would be absolutely floored if Richardson endorsed Obama.  The entire time he was in, he was running as the "experience" candidate; for him to then endorse the "change" candidate would just be bizarre.

As you might imagine, I'm not exactly expecting it to happen.

VP slot promise, perhap? Richardson is good balance for Obama. And he had said something previously, after dropping out by prior to South Carolina, about being torn between Obama's great vision and loyalty to the Clintons.
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« Reply #2 on: January 31, 2008, 04:47:40 PM »
Quote from: Gabu on January 31, 2008, 04:31:49 PM
Quote from: Verily on January 31, 2008, 04:29:07 PM
VP slot promise, perhap? Richardson is good balance for Obama. And he had said something previously, after dropping out by prior to South Carolina, about being torn between Obama's great vision and loyalty to the Clintons.

This entire time I've been expecting him to jockey for Clinton's VP, not Obama's.

Why would Clinton name him as her VP? She has nothing to gain from it, and I'm sure Richardson knows it.

On the other hand, the endorsement, if true, could be Bingaman rather than Richardson.
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« Reply #3 on: January 31, 2008, 04:54:28 PM »
Quote from: Gabu on January 31, 2008, 04:50:07 PM
Quote from: Trilobyte on January 31, 2008, 04:49:05 PM
After Richardson's deal with Obama in Iowa I'd be very surprised if he doesn't endorse Obama.

What deal is that?

Supposedly, Richardson's organizers were told to encourage his supporters to caucus for Obama where they failed to make viability. The Richardson campaign denied the rumor (but, then again, of course a campaign would deny such).
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« Reply #4 on: February 01, 2008, 12:11:02 PM »
Moveon ran a poll of its readership/membership to determine whom to endorse.
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« Reply #5 on: February 01, 2008, 01:23:49 PM »
Quote from: Der Schlumpf mit dem Herpes on February 01, 2008, 01:16:11 PM
Quote from: Flem on February 01, 2008, 01:05:15 PM
The Mexican American Political Association (MAPA), a political-civic organization with origins dating back to the Kennedy administration, has endorsed Barack Obama for the Democratic presidential primaries and caucuses. No endorsement was made for any of the Republican Party candidates.

Wow, that's sort of unexpected (?).

Not after the El Piolin broadcast with Ted Kennedy.
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« Reply #6 on: February 01, 2008, 01:50:54 PM »
Greg Nickels, mayor of Seattle, endorses Obama. This will matter if Feb 5 is not decisive as Washington is only four days later.
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« Reply #7 on: February 01, 2008, 01:54:44 PM »
Rep. Rosa DeLauro (CT) to endorse Obama:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/02/01/delauro-to-endorse-obama-_n_84452.html

That makes 3/4 of Connecticut's Democratic congressmen.
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« Reply #8 on: February 01, 2008, 01:57:16 PM »

LOL. At least we have one thread for them now.
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« Reply #9 on: February 01, 2008, 02:01:25 PM »

What, did he talk about ending urban violence or something?
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« Reply #10 on: February 08, 2008, 12:27:34 PM »

Uh oh. The kiss of death.
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« Reply #11 on: February 08, 2008, 03:38:20 PM »
Quote from: SE Magistrate John Dibble on February 08, 2008, 03:30:17 PM
Not an endorsement for Obama per se, but a NJ superdelegate who had previously endorsed Clinton has now become undecided.

http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/newjersey/ny-bc-nj--delegates-nj0208feb08,0,5374058.story

Good news. Montclair probably voted for Obama, too, which I'm sure influenced her more than a little bit.

Now we need Rush Holt to do the right thing.
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« Reply #12 on: February 08, 2008, 03:43:42 PM »
Also, I'm not sure if this got mentioned here yet, but Rep. David Obey (D-WI) has switched to Obama (was an Edwards supporter).
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« Reply #13 on: February 08, 2008, 03:51:33 PM »
Also, Obama just gained a Nebraska superdelegate in Frank LaMere, chairman of the DNC's Native American Caucus. Too bad most of the Native-heavy states have either already voted or strongly favor Obama anyway.
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« Reply #14 on: February 08, 2008, 04:02:02 PM »
« Edited: February 08, 2008, 04:04:38 PM by Verily »
Shadow Rep. Mike Panetta (D-DC) has endorsed Obama. I assume he's a superdelegate, but I'm not certain.

For clarification, he is the elected representative for DC under the DC statehood constitution, but he does not sit in the House. Eleanor Holmes Norton is the elected non-voting DC representative in the House.
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« Reply #15 on: February 11, 2008, 12:49:25 PM »
Chet Culver endorsed Obama. Would have been nicer a month and a half ago, but oh well Smiley
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« Reply #16 on: February 15, 2008, 12:32:31 AM »
The post he linked to does provide links to more reputable sources, and it's in a neat collection.
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« Reply #17 on: February 18, 2008, 07:06:29 PM »

Probably the congressman with the most to lose in the case of a Clinton candidacy.
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