Snappy newsletters. Simple Facebook sharing. Spirited comments. Sweet features are waiting… GET THEM NOW!

Carter Backs Obama, Almost

Ex-president won't endorse, but calls senator 'extraordinary and titillating'

By Jason Farago, Newser Staff

Posted Jan 30, 2008 11:07 AM CST

(Newser) – Jimmy Carter came tantalizingly close to endorsing Barack Obama in an interview with the Wall Street Journal, calling the Illinois senator's campaign "extraordinary and titillating for me and my family." While he's officially neutral, the former president and Nobel Prize winner heaped praise... Read full story »

COMMENTS

Read the comment policy

You need to Log in to Newser to comment. Don't have an account yet? Sign up now!

There are no comments

A snapshot of the day's best news stories.

View Larger Grid

All Today Yesterday Pick a Date

What's Popular Now on Facebook

Cops Shoot Naked Guy Eating Man's Face on Highway

Japanese Artist Serves Up Own Cooked Genitals

Wall Street Journal (Source Grid »)

Carter, Clinton, Gore celebrate 'New Baptist Covenant'
Associated Press

Politics

Barack Obama • Jimmy Carter • Bill Clinton • Democratic presidential primaries • endorsement • Election 2008

More Newser Stories

Clintons Still Seething Over Racist Portrayal

Aides didn't defend Obama on McCain's 'race card' accusation

(NEWSER) - The Democratic primary battle ended months ago, but many in both Hillary and Bill Clinton’s circles still harbor a grudge over the way her campaign was painted as racist, Ben Smith writes in Politico. This ill will is coming back to haunt presumptive nominee Barack Obama as he grapples with the McCain campaign's suggestion he is now playing the race card. More»

Carter to Endorse Obama

Former president will make it official when polls close tonight

(NEWSER) - Jimmy Carter will endorse Barack Obama when the polls close tonight in South Dakota and Montana, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. Carter will be among a slew of big-name superdelegates officially giving their blessing to Obama today, the last day of the primary season. In fact, the AP reports that Obama already has reached the magic number of 2,118 to clinch the nomination, though other news outlets have him just on the brink. More»

Carter Closer to Backing Obama

Former president, superdelegate coy in dangling endorsement

(NEWSER) - Jimmy Carter all but endorsed Barack Obama as the Democratic presidential nominee, Reuters reports. His home state of Georgia went to Obama, Carter reminded a Nigerian newspaper, and his children and their families support the Illinois senator. "As a superdelegate,” he continued, “I would not disclose who I am rooting for but I leave it to you to make that guess." More»

Castro Casts Lot With Clinton-Obama

Ailing dictator reminisces on presidents past

(NEWSER) - One week after both Democratic hopefuls called for democracy in Cuba, Fidel Castro has called a Hillary Clinton-Barack Obama ticket “apparently unbeatable.” A Granma editorial attributed to the ailing revolutionary—who is rumored to be dead—says the US opposition he’s faced over the years is fodder for Florida’s Cuban exile community. More»

Like Health Reform? Thank John Edwards

Remember, that was his deal in '08 campaign

(NEWSER) - If there’s one person to thank for the health-reform measure that passed the House yesterday, it’s John Edwards … really. It was Edwards, Chris Good points out, who was on stump talking about health care in 2007, even when it wasn’t a huge issue for voters, and well before Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama—and Edwards had an actual plan well before either of his Democratic primary competitors. More»

NEWS FROM OUR PARTNERS

What is Newser?

Face it: there's too much news. At Newser, we choose the most thought-provoking and entertaining stories from hundreds of US and international sources and reduce them to a headline, picture, and two paragraphs. And we do it 24/7—you can come back morning, noon, night (and in between) for something new that matters. Read less, know more.

Learn more »

Partnering with: Slate

View Newser on the mobile website

Carter Backs Obama, Almost

Ex-president won't endorse, but calls senator 'extraordinary and titillating'

Barack Obama • Jimmy Carter • Bill Clinton • Democratic presidential primaries • endorsement • Election 2008

MOST POPULAR STORIES

[ By Views ]

[ By Comments ]

More Newser Stories

Clintons Still Seething Over Racist Portrayal

Aides didn't defend Obama on McCain's 'race card' accusation

Carter to Endorse Obama

Former president will make it official when polls close tonight

Carter Closer to Backing Obama

Former president, superdelegate coy in dangling endorsement

Castro Casts Lot With Clinton-Obama

Ailing dictator reminisces on presidents past

Like Health Reform? Thank John Edwards

Remember, that was his deal in '08 campaign

About Us

Site

Community

Site Maps

Tools

More News

What is Newser?