Klobuchar To Endorse Obama

[fedupinBushcountry]

Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota is expected to endorse Sen. Obama Monday, according to a Democrat familiar with her plans. Meanwhile, North Carolina's seven Democratic House members are poised to endorse Sen. Obama as a group -- just one has so far -- before that state's May 6 primary, several Democrats say.

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/186426.php">link

[dkf]

1. Wow. 7 Supers? Go Obama!!!

[TheDonkey]

2. That would be excellent. And it would be best to wait until after PA

so they can get as much media coverage for their buck as possible.

[Pirate Smile]

15. I don't think the NC House members are necessarily superdelegates.

Does it say they are somewhere?

Edit to add - it looks like I was wrong - they are supers. Yeah!

[FrenchieCat]

24. I think that these are US Congressional House members from SC.....

although I could be wrong.....but it sounds like the are SDs.

[Pirate Smile]

33. OK - I reread it and I think it sounds like you are right. We'll see. I certainly hope so.

[PM7nj]

32. They are US Represenatives

NC has 7 Democrats in the House. So yes, they are superdelegates! Woohoo! GOBAMA!

[grantcart]

46. see reply down below TPM memo misquotes original WSJ

"some" not necessarily all NC congressman

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

3. Good -- though I'm just a bit surprised.

She's always been a bit too middle of the road for my taste, so I thought maybe she'd go HRC. On the other hand, MN went for Obama by a huge margin in the caucuses (yes, it's a caucus state, so I suppose it shouldn't count at all), so Amy might have been in a bit of hot water if she'd gone the other way as a SD.

[FrenchieCat]

5. Maybe she just finds him to be a better candidate, with a better chance of winning....

and this is Paul Wellstone territory....so it makes perfect sense!

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

13. Very possibly...

but Klobuchar has been a big disappointment to many of us progressive Minnesotans, since she has often caved in on a lot of things she shouldn't have caved in on, tending instead to do the DLC thing and appease the Republicans. I don't have much faith any more that she will do the right thing so I am pleasantly surprised that she did this time.

[grantcart]

42. Like Casey I think a lot of folks are going to be moving simply on the basis that they

can count and add lol

[myrna minx]

8. She's my Senator and I'm surprised too.

But I agree with your thoughts. She's been getting hammered by her constituents for her milquetoast voting record, so if she went against her constituents with her super delegate vote, there would be, um, more unpleasant voicemail and emails to contend with.

D'oh..on edit, I realized that you're a MInnesotan too. :blush:

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

25. Heh. Some of those, um, unpleasant e-mails have been from me.

Not that they made any difference.

[myrna minx]

29. No kidding. She's been a disappointment. n/t

Edit: I think I'm just mashing my hands on the keyboard tonight. :silly: I can't type at all tonight.

[Cha]

12. How long have there been Caucuses

in primaries before hilary clinton came along and there was never any dissing the system? hilary and her machiavellian ringmasters can take a flying fuck at all those doughnuts.

Amy may be "middle of the road" but she's not stupid. Why would you ever come out and back a loser when your state has already backed the winner? :)

[myrna minx]

28. Here's a little blurb about the MN caucus

http://www.wahpetondailynews.com/articles/2008/02/04/news/news04.txt

The first caucus I participated in was in 2004.

[Cha]

35. Long history..thanks, myrna minx

"In terms of general caucuses, the term was reportedly first attested in the diary of John Adams in 1763. According to a Web site by Middlebury College, Vermont, the term was used to describe a small group of people who were interested in political matters. A book called the "History of the Independence of the United States of America, 1788," by William Gordon said the establishment of caucus political clubs dates back 50 years earlier than when the book as written, as early as 1724."

Come a long way, baby!

[Lucky 13]

4. Awesome. Gobama. nt

[usregimechange]

6. Is that 7 supers on Monday?

[Adelante]

17. Klobuchar Monday

The seven SDs from NC at some point before the primary.

[grantcart]

48. read reply down thread TPM misquoted article

some - not all - seems a little weak

[MannyGoldstein]

7. Klobuchar Is A Republican Who's Afraid Of Powerful Women

(I miss the good old days when *I* was "a Republican who who's afraid of powerful women". Now I'm just a fool who's joined a cult that worships a crooked liar spewing false hope.)

[usregimechange]

18. What?

[babylonsister]

37. Manny, you sarcastic SOB, you! nt

[1776Forever]

9. Yes!!!

:toast:

[VolcanoJen]

10. Holy Cow!!!

That's quite the Super-Sweep!

GOBAMA!!!!

[BlooInBloo]

11. Yet another person who doesn't matter to Clinton. Pretty soon there won't be a country...

... for Clinton to govern.

[babylonsister]

38. LOL! nt

[VolcanoJen]

14. Even more fascinating as I scrolled down on TPM...

... something one of Josh's readers sent him:

Many Clinton supporters find the current attempts to muscle her out of the race despicable. Maybe now is the time for Obama to take one for the team and accept her offer of the VP slot. It is the position he is better qualified for, would end a situation that is supposedly hurting the party, and would put him in a better position to run next time. Clinton has no “next time,” so it makes more sense for Obama to be the one to step aside.

If the convention is held too late in the election cycle for the presidential nominee to campaign effectively, perhaps the date of the convention needs to be changed. The solution cannot be for viable candidates to set aside their ambitions long before a nominee has been clearly chosen.

Ummmm... :wtf:

[stillcool]

19. imagine that...

I really can't. Obama would have to be in kevlar 24/7

[dansolo]

27. You didn't read the post properly

The person was saying that Obama should have accepted Hillary's offer to be her VP. Unbelievable.

[VolcanoJen]

34. I mean, isn't that notion just the height of hubris?

I truly do not begin to understant anyone who would suggest something so ludicrous as forcing the clear leader of the race into the Veep position!

[Qutzupalotl]

49. It's more convenient for her timetable.

I can pencil you in for 2016.

[stillcool]

52. that's a psychotic break!

I had to re-read it like three times. :wtf:

[JayFredMuggs]

21. Let's change MORE RULES so that Hillary can win!

It's the Clintonian way!

[Cha]

26. hilary's going to have to start

mocking her own supporters for blind obedience and stark willful ignorance.

[4themind]

36. Go to the back of the proverbian campaign bus?

or get thrown under it? He just can't win with some people, perhaps.

[babylonsister]

41. Oh, those crazy supporters, trying to move the goal posts again!

:rofl: In this case, Obama's goal posts. :wtf:

[VolcanoJen]

43. I KNOW!!!!

I couldn't freaking believe it!!!

:wtf: :wtf: :wtf: :wtf: :wtf:

[DUyellow]

55. are you kidding me? What crap.

[stillcool]

16. before the May 6th primary...

that's a ways away. But I'll take Kobubcuhar of Minnesota :bounce:

[blonndee]

20. Klobuchar is an SD, and there are 6 uncommitted NC Senators listed

at the demconwatch blog:

Rep. Bob Etheridge (NC)
Rep. Mike McIntyre (NC)
Rep. Brad Miller (NC)
Rep. David Price (NC)
Rep. Heath Shuler (NC)
Rep. Mel Watt (NC)

I don't know anything about these people--any ideas or opinions? Are these the ones in question?

[Tarheel_Dem]

47. I don't get why Mel Watt is "undecided"....perhaps

it's time I gave his office a call? Mel has to know that his district will go overwhelmingly for Obama, I don't get his hesitation.

[blonndee]

53. I don't know, but maybe they were waiting until closer to their primary?

If they're all really going to come out at once (we'll see), that would really be a strong statement. But we've read those kinds of rumors before, so I'm not going to get my hopes up. But I'll be dancing if it does happen!! :)

[Ichingcarpenter]

22. I said these would be rolled out day by almost day

I expect even more as days go by.


Just wait till PA when Obama wins or comes close enough
to dispel any chance of a Hillary momentum. Then the big
names will endorse once a week

[Muttocracy]

23. this will put him ahead in SD Senators, Reps, and Governors

http://www.politico.com/superdelegates/

Hillary's SD lead is due to DNC

[babylonsister]

30. Yay! Keep 'em coming! GOBAMA! nt

[stratomagi]

31. Sweet

Great endorsement!

[dailykoff]

39. We now return to our regularly scheduled stampede

of Super Ds for Obama.

:woohoo:

[4themind]

40. What are the overall super del count in the senate?

Sure, ambitions/rivalries can color things, but the coleagues thoughts of the respective candidates may still hold weight for many

[grantcart]

44. Senate Obama 16 Clinton 13 none 9

http://demconwatch.blogspot.com/

[4themind]

51. thanks

:hi:

[grantcart]

45. more from the WSJ piece that it was based on

The original article states that some - not necessarily all of the NC House delegation will endorse


http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120692054573175525.html?mod=hps_us_whats_news (may need to sign up)

New Backing for Obama
As Party Seeks Unity
By JACKIE CALMES
March 31, 2008

WASHINGTON -- Slowly but steadily, a string of Democratic Party figures is taking Barack Obama's side in the presidential nominating race and raising the pressure on Hillary Clinton to give up.

Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota is expected to endorse Sen. Obama Monday, according to a Democrat familiar with her plans. Meanwhile, North Carolina's seven Democratic House members are poised to endorse Sen. Obama as a group -- just one has so far -- before that state's May 6 primary, several Democrats say.

"Having run for president myself, nobody tells you when to get in, and nobody tells you when to get out," Mr. Dean said. "That's about the most personal decision you can make after all the time and effort you put into it."

New York Sen. Clinton still hopes that by turning in strong performances in the final primaries, she can blunt the momentum of her rival from Illinois and make the case that she is best-positioned to take on Sen. McCain. With Mr. Dean, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, former Vice President Al Gore and other party leaders remaining neutral, the question is whether the trend of party figures endorsing Sen. Obama will build enough momentum to tip the race.

The expected move by Minnesota's Sen. Klobuchar follows Friday's endorsement of Sen. Obama by Sen. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania, which holds its primary April 22.

Both senators had planned to remain neutral, according to party officials, but decided to weigh in as the Democrats' campaign became more negative and Sen. McCain was free to exploit the confusion looking to the November election.

One North Carolinian confirmed that at least several of the state's House members would go public in favor of Sen. Obama before long. Meanwhile, elected officials in other states with upcoming contests, including Indiana, Montana and Oregon, are weighing whether to endorse Sen. Obama


Since the "Super Tuesday" primaries on Feb. 5, Sen. Obama has won commitments from 64 superdelegates and Sen. Clinton has gotten nine. Sen. Obama has a total of 217 superdelegates in his camp while Sen. Clinton has 250, and her margin has been shrinking with each week. Sen. Clinton would have several more in her tally, but they're from Michigan, and delegates from Michigan and Florida won't be seated -- at least for now -- because both states defied party rules and held their primaries earlier than permitted

In interviews, some House Democrats said Sen. Obama has the edge in the chamber. They noted that he has proved himself the stronger fund-raiser and has attracted more new voters to the party than anyone in recent memory -- both advantages that could benefit other Democrats. They worry that Sen. Clinton's high negative ratings in polls would incite more Republicans to mobilize against her and the Democratic ticket

[blonndee]

54. The article says seven in the second paragraph and then a confirmation of at least several

below. Kind of confusing. But sounds good, either way!

[ProSense]

50. Very cool! n/t