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 Clyburn Endorses Obama 

More superdelegates likely to follow

Jun 3, 08 8:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - House Majority whip James Clyburn, the top-ranking African American in Congress, endorsed Barack Obama this morning, CNN reports. “Senator Obama brings a new vision for our future and new voters to our cause,” Clyburn said. “He has created levels of energy and excitement that I have not... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • House of Representatives • endorsement • superdelegates • James Clyburn

 Robert Byrd Endorses Obama 

West Va. senator and former KKK member, 90, wants end to Iraq war

May 19, 08 4:24 PM CDT
(Newser) - West Virginia's Robert Byrd, the longest-serving senator ever and a former Ku Klux Klansman, today endorsed Barack Obama, calling him “a noble-hearted patriot and humble Christian.” The 90-year-old, who's fourth in line for the presidency, threw his support behind Obama one week after his state voted for Hillary... More »

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Barack Obama • Ku Klux Klan • endorsement • Robert Byrd • West Virginia primary

Pro-Choicers Feel Backlash for Backing Obama

Analysts say timing could alienate donors

May 17, 08 1:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - NARAL’s state affiliates are blasting the abortion-rights group’s decision to back Barack Obama, fearing the move could alienate donors loyal to Hillary Clinton. “It’s created a firestorm,” said the president of the group’s New York branch. “Everyone was mystified.” That includes Obama... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • abortion rights • endorsement • NARAL

 VP Rerun 'Won't Happen':
 Edwards 

Partnering with Obama 'not something I'm interested in,' '04 nominee says

May 16, 08 4:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - Days after endorsing Barack Obama, John Edwards is beating back buzz he’s on the vice-presidential shortlist. “No, no, won’t happen,” he told NBC today. “It’s just not something I’m interested in.” The '04 nominee wouldn’t cop to an interest in being... More »

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Barack Obama • John Edwards • vice president • endorsement

analysis

 Edwards' Endorsement
 Is No Game-Changer 

Move was inevitable, says Newsweek analyst

May 15, 08 9:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - John Edwards’ endorsement of Barack Obama may “hammer another nail into Clinton’s subterranean coffin,” but it won’t do much to sway primary voters, Andrew Romano writes in Newsweek. Had Edwards taken a pro-Obama stand a few months ago, it might have helped the senator with blue-collar... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John Edwards • Democratic voters • Democratic nomination • endorsement • political endorsement • blue-collar vote • Election 2008

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 Edwards Endorses Obama 

Move could help Democratic front-runner with working-class whites

May 14, 08 6:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - John Edwards endorsed Barack Obama today, calling him the one person who can bring about the "one America" that will bridge the divide between rich and poor and rebuild the nation's "moral authority." Edwards, who dropped out of the race in January, joined Obama in Michigan for... More »

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Barack Obama • John Edwards • Democrats • Democratic presidential primaries • endorsement

NARAL Endorses Obama; Clinton Camp 'Surprised'

Abortion-rights group, long behind Hillary, says it's time to go with the winner

May 14, 08 3:46 PM CDT
(Newser) - NARAL tapped Barack Obama today, an endorsement that a top Hillary Clinton aide called “surprising.” The abortion-rights group said Obama is the candidate “we believe will secure the Democratic nomination”—and said it hoped to start healing a rift between black voters and white female activists... More »

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Barack Obama • abortion rights • endorsement • Edmund Hillary • NARAL

Edwards: Obama Set to Win, But I'm Still Not Endorsing

Former third wheel won't say who he voted for

May 9, 08 1:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - John Edwards again declined to endorse a candidate today, but he said on TV that it looked like Barack Obama would win the nomination—and that he'd be able to bring the Democrats together before Election Day. The former third wheel also refused to say who he voted for in... More »

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Barack Obama • John Edwards • endorsement • North Carolina primary

Teamsters, Obama Deny Quid Pro Quo

Support for ending oversight preceded union's backing 

May 5, 08 1:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - Before winning the Teamsters’ endorsement, Barack Obama said he’d support ending government oversight of the union, an unusual stance for a presidential candidate, reports the Wall Street Journal. An independent board has policed the historically organized-crime-influenced Teamsters since 1992; Bill Clinton, John Kerry, and Al Gore left the matter... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Al Gore • John Kerry • Bill Clinton • oversight • endorsement • blue-collar vote • Teamsters • James P. Hoffa

Why Is Edwards AWOL in North Carolina?

Former senator has surprisingly little clout
in home state

May 4, 08 6:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - Why has John Edwards maintained silence as the precarious Democratic contest heads to his home state of North Carolina? Could be, Politico posits, because he knows he has little sway there. According to insiders, the state, which holds its primary Tuesday, knew the senator only fleetingly before he leapt to... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John Edwards • political party • political activism • endorsement • Democratic campaign • political endorsement • Election 2008 • North Carolina primary

 50 Ways to Leave Hillary's Camp 

Kerry, Richardson, Reich: stalwart Clintonites are jumping ship

Apr 20, 08 2:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - As more longtime Clintonites succumb to Obamania and Hillary Clinton's superdelegate lead gradually diminishes, the former first couple is left to sift their friendships into past and present. But while the Clinton camp sees shifts toward Barack Obama as acts of betrayal, others consider them comeuppance for the Clintons' habit... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Bill Richardson • John Kerry • Bill Clinton • Robert Reich • endorsement • Clintonites • superdelegates

Reich, Nunn, Boren
Endorse Obama

Bill Clinton's former labor chief blasts Hillary's ads

Apr 18, 08 1:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama today picked up endorsements from three Democratic Party bigwigs: Robert Reich, a longtime Clinton friend and ex-Labor Secretary, and two ex-senators with foreign policy clout—Sam Nunn of Georgia and David Boren of Oklahoma. Reich said he decided to endorse because he was "appalled" by Hillary Clinton's... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Robert Reich • Sam Nunn • David Boren • endorsement

 The Boss Thinks
 Barack Rocks 

Springsteen deems Obama 'head and shoulders above the rest'

Apr 16, 08 12:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - Rocker Bruce Springsteen endorsed Barack Obama today, calling the candidate “head and shoulders above the rest.” The Boss cited Obama’s leadership on the war, economic and racial justice, and the environment, the New York Times reports; he also criticized the “bitter” flap, saying Obama's opponents were... More »

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Barack Obama • John Kerry • Bruce Springsteen • Democratic nomination • endorsement • political endorsement • Bittergate

 Britney to Front Furniture Biz 

Spears' dad trying to wrangle endorsement deal with Danish line

Apr 8, 08 9:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - Britney Spears, who once ditched a custody hearing to await a furniture delivery, may be going into the ottoman and end table business herself. In an attempt to salvage his daughter's bleeding fortune, Jamie Spears has spent two months on a deal whereby the struggling pop star would endorse a... More »

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Britney Spears • California • Denmark • branding • endorsement • Claus Hjelmbak • Jamie Spears • Scandinavia • furniture

 Carter Closer to Backing Obama 

Former president, superdelegate coy in dangling endorsement

Apr 4, 08 4:59 PM CDT
(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... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Jimmy Carter • endorsement • Barack Obama supporters • political endorsement • superdelegates • Election 2008

Minn. Senator Klobuchar
OKs Obama

Hillary and Barack now tied with support of
14 colleagues apiece

Mar 31, 08 2:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - Amy Klobuchar endorsed Barack Obama today, saying her Senate colleague can "dissolve the hard cynical edge that has dominated our politics.” Obama and Hillary Clinton are now tied in upper house support, Talking Points Memo reports, with each Dem boasting 14 Senate backers. The vote among the Senate... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Minnesota • Amy Klobuchar • endorsement

Pa. Senator to Endorse Obama

Backing represents
big break; Casey had vowed to stay neutral
in crucial race

Mar 28, 08 9:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - Pennsylvania Sen. Bob Casey will endorse Barack Obama today, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports, in what could be big break for the presidential hopeful who's been trailing Hillary Clinton in polls there. Not only can Casey help Obama with Keystone State Democrats, says Politico’s Ben Smith, but his endorsement... More »

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Barack Obama • endorsement • political endorsement • superdelegates • Pennsylvania primary • Bob Casey

 Nancy Reagan Endorses McCain 

Latest GOP blueblood to fall in line behind candidate

Mar 26, 08 4:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Top Republicans continue to fall in line behind John McCain, despite skepticism about his conservative credentials. The latest to back the candidate is former first lady Nancy Reagan, who met privately with McCain at her southern California home. Her endorsement is an important boost for McCain, linking him to the... More »

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John McCain • Ronald Reagan • Nancy Reagan • Republican nomination • social conservatives • endorsement • Reagan Democrats • conservative credentials

OPINION

Open-Minded Obama Earns Backing of GOP Stalwart

Lawyer Kmiec disagrees on most issues, backs candidate anyway

Mar 24, 08 4:18 PM CDT
(Newser) - The former legal counsel to Ronald Reagan and George HW Bush is siding with Barack Obama, calling the Democrat “a person of integrity, intelligence and good will.” Doug Kmiec disagrees with the candidate on gay marriage, abortion, states’ rights, and the place of religion in the public sphere,... More »

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Mitt Romney • Barack Obama • John McCain • gay marriage • religion • Ronald Reagan • George HW Bush • endorsement • bipartisanship • George W. Bush • states' rights

Consider Pulling Plug, NM Gov. Tells Hillary

Richardson insists he
is loyal, but Carville compares him to Judas

Mar 23, 08 6:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson advised Hillary Clinton today to consider quitting if she trails Barack Obama at convention time, Bloomberg reports. But Richardson, who has endorsed Obama, insists his heart is still with Hillary, CNN reports. “I’m very loyal to the Clintons,” said Bill Clinton’s... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Bill Richardson • Democrats • Democratic voters • James Carville • endorsement • Hillary Clinton supporters • Barack Obama supporters

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