Gephardt endorsing Kerry tomorrow?

[ringmastery]

A pundit on CNN just now said that Kerry is expecting a big endorsement in Missouri tomorrow. I believe he hired Gephardt's former campaign manager for Missouri.

[David Dunham]

1. Fox has also reported Gep will endorse Kerry

[jsw_81]

3. Wonderful!

[GumboYaYa]

2. I think one of Geps people went to Edwards.

I heard Kerry was getting the endorsementof Carnahan and/or Tom Eagleton. I thought Gep would wait until a clear winner emerges, but he may fool me again.

[Dark Star]

15. Yes, I saw that man interviewed on CSPAN

this morning.

He was very close to Gephardt and has thrown his support to Edwards, however, he said nothing about Gephardt doing the same.

[krkaufman]

4. I'd expect so

I wouldn't expect any less from the guy who blew the levee during the IWR resistance.

House Minority Leader Dick Gephardt, D-Mo., who helped negotiate the resolution and provided Bush with welcome Democratic support at a White House appearance before the vote
(link)

edit: quote & links
http://idsnews.com/story.php?id=12359
http://defazio.house.gov/101002DERelease.shtml
http://www.deanvolunteers.org/MassForDean/GephardtOneOnOne.htm

[janx]

5. Would you expect otherwise?

?

[sistersofmercy]

6. Could be Carnahan or Gephardt

Either would be great.

[sistersofmercy]

8. Wanted to add...

I think the whole insider and outsider issue coming from the Dean camp will hurt him getting endorsements.

[Feanorcurufinwe]

13. Carnahan/Eagleton joint endorsement?

If Gephardt joined it to make it a trifecta it would really be a big boost.

[Dark Star]

16. I am really hoping it will

be Carnahan because I recall hearing Gephardt stating he was not endorsing anyone but the eventual nominee!

[WiseMen]

7. Not according to Kerry press page on johnkerry.com

[Hawkeye-X]

9. And Gephardt supporters

will walk away from Kerry. Trust me on this.

Hawkeye-X

[adadem]

11. Not in Michigan

Gephardt supporters have already joined the Kerry camp.

[Feanorcurufinwe]

12. Why?

[JI7]

10. Kerry himself said no

kerry said no when asked.

[dolstein]

14. Like rats jumping onto a sinking ship

I've heard rumors about Gephardt and Jean Carnahan endorsing Kerry this week. Honestly, I can't figure out why these people would throw their support behind a guy who has absolutely ZERO chance of carrying Missouri in the general election.

It's funny -- for a long time, Dean supporters thought the "establishment" would conspire to deprive Dean of the nomination. But the behavior of the establishment is far simpler than that. They like to back a winner. And just as Dean was the odds-on favorite to win the nomination a few weeks ago, resulting in several big-time endorsements, now Kerry's the frontrunner. I just hope the voters in New Hampshire and the 2/3 states are able to think more strategically than the establishment does.