endorsement means nothing, its like endorsing the
day before election day
--- Rob Harrington <Eamon1916@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Another delusional senator supporting Obama... ;)
>
>
http://www.courant.com/news/politics/hc-doddobama0226.artfeb26,0,3702439.story
>
> WASHINGTON - After a prolonged silence through most
> of the primaryseason, Sen. Christopher J. Dodd is
> rejoining the presidential race onsomebody else's
> team â€" Sen. Barack Obama's.
>
> The Connecticut senator, whose own presidential
> campaign failed to draw enough attention to propel
> him past the first contest in Iowa,is expected to
> announce his endorsement of Obama this
> morning,according to a Democratic official close to
> Dodd. He'll then campaignwith Obama in Ohio.
>
> Obama's campaign hopes that the March 4 primaries in
> Ohio, Texas, Vermont and Rhode Island will be the
> victory that clinches the Democratic nomination for
> him. When he faces Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton in
> another debate tonight â€" the last before these
> pending primaries â€" he'll do it with Dodd in his
> corner.
>
> It's unclear what Dodd's task will be with the
> campaign or whetherhe'll be hitting those last two
> New England states still awaitingprimaries next
> week. But if Obama eventually gets the
> nomination,Connecticut's two senators will be in
> opposing campaigns. Sen. JosephI. Lieberman is one
> of Republican Sen. John McCain's staunchest allies.
>
> After Dodd dropped out of the race, his failure to
> immediately endorsea candidate drew heavy attention
> just before Super Tuesday, in whichConnecticut had
> its primary. He made a conspicuous announcement
> thenthat he wouldn't be supporting anybody.
>
> Days before that, he had cast some doubt on the very
> idea ofendorsements: "People are smart enough. They
> can make their ownchoice," he said. "And I've never
> been quite convinced thatendorsements mean much
> anyway, and the assumption that I stand forsomebody
> causes a great number of people to otherwise change
> their mindI think is terribly presumptuous.
>
> "I don't have this exalted view that having been a
> candidate will somehow bring some unique and special
> qualities to this."
>
> Still, he said then that he was considering it and
> had been "back andforth" between the candidates. He
> said he had thought about whichcandidate shared his
> beliefs, but he also said that electability
> was"certainly a consideration." (In recent weeks,
> Dodd had casually hintedthat he thought Obama wasn't
> going to be stopped on his way to thenomination.)
>
> Until now, Dodd's final thought on endorsements had
> been: "It createsnews, but does it really affect
> outcomes?" The March 4 primaries maybecome a test of
> that, and Dodd will get to see the inside of
> acampaign that caught fire in the way he regrets his
> own didn't.
>
> His support of Obama may clash with his longtime
> friendship with theClintons. After the Republicans
> swept into Congress on a "Contract withAmerica" wave
> in 1994, President Clinton picked Dodd as the
> chairman of the Democratic National Committee.
>
> Some pundits had even guessed that Dodd would be a
> possible vice presidential choice for Hillary
> Clinton.
>
> The pool of former Democratic hopefuls hasn't been
> rich in endorsementsfor either Obama or Clinton.
> Dodd's support makes him the first majorvoice from
> that pack. The meatiest former-candidate
> endorsement,though, belongs to John Edwards, and
> he's still holding onto it.
>
> Slainte,
> Rob Harrington
>
>
>
>
____________________________________________________________________________________
Looking for last minute shopping deals?
Find them fast with Yahoo! Search.
http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping
Yahoo! Groups Links
<*> To visit your group on the web, go to:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Dems2008/
<*> Your email settings:
Individual Email | Traditional
<*> To change settings online go to:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Dems2008/join
(Yahoo! ID required)
<*> To change settings via email:
mailto:Dems2008-digest@yahoogroups.com
mailto:Dems2008-fullfeatured@yahoogroups.com
<*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
Dems2008-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com
<*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to:
Hiç yorum yok:
Yorum Gönder