Hotline speculation on the Obama announcement

[illinoisprogressive]

Hotline is speculating that the big announcement today is Harkin endorsing Obama.
this is pure speculation but, thought I'd pass it along.

http://hotlineblog.nationaljournal.com/

[flpoljunkie]

1. Really? I thought Harkin wasn't endorsing.

[illinoisprogressive]

2. It's just a blurb and not for sure. In about an hour or so we will know

[Tellurian]

7. Thought Gore was endorsing Obama...Did he disappear..or... he never was an option..

[wndycty]

9. Other than an unsourced post her on DU, I never heard such thing. . .

:kick:

[Adelante]

12. An Edwards supporter stirring shit nt

[msongs]

3. maybe he is dropping out of the race nt

[Colobo]

15. He can't. He'll win.

[Adelante]

4. That would be surprising

But very, very nice for Obama, if true.

[frazzled]

6. But maybe not worth so much: Harkin endorsed Dean in 2004

So I guess these endorsements don't mean much to Iowa caucus goers.

(I went for Harkin back in 1992 ... didn't care for that young whippersnapper Clinton and disliked Kerrey.)

[flpoljunkie]

5. Not Harkin--"Gordon Fischer, the "well-regarded former chair of the Iowa Democratic party."

24 Sep 2007 09:44 am

In a conference call this morning, Obama's campaign manager, David Plouffe, announced that the campaign was endorsed by Gordon Fischer, the well-regarded former chair of the Iowa Democratic Party.

But that really wasn't the reason for the conference call. Rather, the campaign wanted to give Plouffe and Fischer a chance to explain Obama's caucus strategy for reporters.

"We need to couple the grassroots enthusiasm we have with people who know how to do the caucus," Plouffe said.

http://marcambinder.theatlantic.com/archives/2007/09/obama.php

[Adelante]

8. It's a good one

Iowa can be so tricky that having people on your side who know the inside ropes can be a big help.

[Tom Rinaldo]

10. Yes. Excellent for Iowa but no national coat tails...

Unless of course it helps Obama will Iowa which would then have big national "coat tails".

[flpoljunkie]

13. I think so, too, particularly in Iowa.

[Colobo]

16. Gobama!!!

[sampsonblk]

11. He's dropping out! :)

[NoPasaran]

14. He saved a bundle on car insurance!