Moore, Perdue Endorsements of Obama Should Bring Votes, Risks

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RALEIGH, N.C. — After making low-key declarations that each had endorsed Barack Obama in the Democratic presidential primary, the two leading Democratic candidates for governor are carefully publicizing their support, mostly to black residents.
One reason for the unusual early presidential endorsement of Obama over his opponent, Hillary Rodham Clinton, is that Lt. Gov. Beverly Perdue and State Treasurer Richard Moore are struggling to get attention because so many are focused on the national election. So they have made a calculated move that could help them in the primary but could burden the winner in the November general election.
"The conventional wisdom is that you don't endorse candidates in other races," said Clyde Frazier, a political science professor at Meredith College in Raleigh, but "endorsing Obama is the way to win votes."
A mailer sent by Perdue's campaign to likely black voters features a photo of Perdue and Obama together. "Our moment is now," it reads. "I've endorsed Barack Obama, because I believe that he is truly committed - as I am - to bringing real change for our families."

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