BREAKING: Senator Bingaman Endorses Obama!

[Avalon6]

Senator from New Mexico

http://thepage.time.com/2008/04/28/sen-bingaman-to-endorse-obama/

[ellacott]

1. Great

[flpoljunkie]

85. Obama now has the lead in support from fellow Senators.

[mamameow]

112. wishful thinking

and the governor of north carolina endorses hillary. get over it, hillary is going to win. obama is a good looking, well spoken, well educated, some say elitest but he cannot fill out his suit. he is a rah rah cheerleader!!!!!!

[GarbagemanLB]

2. I THOUGHT WRIGHT HAD SUNK OBAMA?!?!?!?

[Galway girl]

44. Far from it my friend .

All the noise you're hearing is the sound of the Clinton ship breaking up

[Divine Discontent]

63. bbu...bbuuuu... bbbut!

that's what they're saying on the internets and repuplicon-AOL, what, how, why did this happen!!!????

:ROFL:

GOBAMA! I'm in the process of making even more designs with biting saying to say why we need to ignore the Republican rhetoric and put this guy in the White House. I'm so righteously angry at anyone who would support McSame!

New Shirts & Stickers for anti-McCain and pro-Obama!
www.cafepress.com/warisprofitable

[Rosa Luxemburg]

78. the right wing and Hillary are trying their best with Wright

they don't seem to have got anything else

[Bensthename]

3. Obama has the drip.. Hillary is all dried up..

[LSparkle]

4. Another Senator for Obama!

Bravo!

[RiverStone]

34. Just in the past few weeks, is not O leading C in SD endorsements 2 to 1?

In other words, who has the momentum here?

GoBama!

[LSparkle]

I was going to note something like that -- he gets HIS colleagues

while she gets support from the OTHER chamber.

Looks like "she does not play well with others" ...

[NYCGirl]

5. Fantastic! NT

[TexasLady]

6. More Great News!

thanks!

[WeDidIt]

7. Nice pickup

Roughly 40 more and he'll hit the 2024 number on May 20.

[Radio_Lady]

83. Hey! May 20th! That's the big day for Oregon!

[powergirl]

8. Wait a minute, he must be some elitist latte drinkin'

white guy. Just kidding. Great post and you made my day. :woohoo:

[Adelante]

9. YaY

:woohoo:

[DevonRex]

10. Looks like Senators are going for Obama. Hillary will surely

not feel comfortable there when her campaign FINALLY ends.

[me b zola]

11. K&R

:kick:

[newmajority]

12. Excellent news

And from a state that could go blue, if we play this right.

[Ichingcarpenter]

13. Drip, drip, drip..... I bet there will be another big name

before the day ends.

Good for Obama

[chill_wind]

43. He's a master chess player. His timing is exquisite.

Talking heads were noting that he rolls them out very judiciously. If the deep in debt Clinton camp had them, they'd have rolled them all out by now.

[myrna minx]

14. Yay! n/t

[liberaldem4ever]

15. Great news-K&R!!

Too bad the MSM is too busy babbling about the Rev. Wright idiotic phony scandal to notice that Obama gets more endorsements every day.

[otohara]

16. I'm Not Watching TV Today

because of the non-stop Wright bashing going on - so thanks for the good news.

[kid a]

17. US Senator for NM - KICK

[jasmine621]

18. Each one of these folks will bear the responsibility for sinking the Dem party> nt

[Spider Jerusalem]

25. By not backing the losing candidate?

We'll be waiting for you back here in reality when you're ready to join us.

[Kittycat]

27. Agreed.

[ima_sinnic]

49. unfuckingbelievable!

time for your haldol!!

[jettison]

71. gasp!

They may elect a black man!? The nerve of these people!

[Doityourself]

80. lol..

[cali]

96. sour grapes much?

Obama's Senate endorsements say it all. He has the backing of the most influential Senators and some of the most liberal Senators. They know more than the likes of YOU.

[BlueCaliDem]

97. You're a Democrat, Jasmine621. You're smarter than that. eom

[Barack_America]

19. So I guess this was the committee chair that Reid was referring to?

Thank you Senator Bingaman for bringing us one step closer to sanity.

[Avalon6]

35. Actually I think Senator Harkin was the chair Reid was talking about.

He should endorse Obama very soon. He criticized Hillary by not playing by the rules a few days ago.

[AnarchoFreeThinker]

20. kicked and recccccccccccccccccc'd

[ChairmanAgnostic]

21. as a senator, he's a supper delicate morsel, no?

[Cha]

74. He's a SuperDee Delicacy

Morsel, all right:)

[ChairmanAgnostic]

75. yippee!

I guess those attacks from the left and the wright that Hillary is pushing aren't working all that well.

[Dbdmjs1022]

22. Hell Yeah! One more SD for Obama!

[Coexist]

23. He's getting one in Guam, also.. soon.

Clinton already has one:

http://www.guampdn.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080429/NEWS01/804290307/1002

At least one of Guam's five unpledged "superdelegates" to the Democratic National Convention in August has decided to use her vote to nominate presidential candidate Sen. Hillary Clinton.

<snip>
But candidate Sen. Barack Obama could be getting one of the island's other superdelegate votes, even though the national media has reported that vote also going to Clinton.

Guam Democratic Party Chairman Tony Charfauros yesterday said he is about to appoint either Sen. Benjamin Cruz or attorney Mike Phillips to a vacant superdelegate position -- the party's "committee man" position. Cruz and Philips are both Obama supporters.

*** please note when you click over - how friggin' awesome the Obama campaign is. It is a Guam newspaper, and there is a click-through add from the Obama campaign that shows you where to vote. They kick butt. ***

[dbmk]

109. One "funny" thing about Guam

..is that they have more superdelegates than pledged delegates.

5 Superdelegates and 8*½ pledged delegates.

Remember; Caucuses are Bad! One man caucases (=SDs) are absolutely perfect and should do whatever they feel like.

[yellerpup]

24. Kick! n/t

:kick:

[ej510]

26. An endorse yessir!

Randi Rhodes calls air america Scare America lol! And I love Reverend Wright!

[yellerpup]

115. You're a good scout ej510

:hi:

[VenusRising]

28. Woohoo!

:woohoo::woohoo::woohoo:

[ProSense]

29. Has her superdelegate lead been cut to 20 or 21?

Currently, RCP has it at Obama 238 Hillary 259. Bingaman would be 239 for Obama.

[americanstranger]

31. 20! (I think)

Didn't he get one yesterday too?

- as

[Doityourself]

81. Dang, he's closing on her like th Road Runner ...Blazin'

[gristy]

107. What is RCP? The NY Times has it Obama 240 Clinton 266 - last updated today

http://politics.nytimes.com/election-guide/2008/results/superdelegates/index.html

[ampad]

30. K&R

[CatsDogsBabies]

32. I think I will make another promise to match a new donor to the Obama in honor of the new SD

Anyone else?

[Coexist]

42. I already did this a.m. to get that LTD edition t-shirt they were giving out

w/donation.

I can't wait to wear it!

[4_Legs_Good]

33. Awesome!

I can't wait for New Mexico to be big and blue and in Obama's corner in November!

David

[npincus]

36. the Sen. got away from HRC's snipers!

:rofl:

[mkultra]

37. BAM BAM BAM BAM BAM

Hand him some more nails and hold that coffin lid DOWN.

[futureliveshere]

38. Thats good news. Go Obama

[mckeown1128]

39. drip drip drip NT

[Khaotic]

40. Oh Yeah!

[book_worm]

41. Another big Super Delegate endorsement!!!!

also several recent endorsements have been from states Hill won in the primary--Bingaman from NM, a super delegate from Arizona, and Gov. Henry from Oklahoma.

[SKKY]

45. I wish the Supers would realize what this is doing to our chances in November...

...and put an end to this nonsense. A couple of weeks I argued that maybe a long drawn out process could be good for us, but it's not and I was obviously short-sighted. Pick a candidate, and announce now! We're handing this to McCain.

[mod mom]

47. They are being duped by a corporate media who are intent in having one of the corporate

candidates, Clinton or McCain, to carry out their agenda.

[redqueen]

51. Agreed.

Candidates nominated in long, drawn-out primaries usually lose.

That said, I almost hope they hand it to her.

[SKKY]

60. Really? Why so?

[redqueen]

61. Check your PMs

:)

[WillYourVoteBCounted]

46. thank you for posting this good news

I have been very shaky today after the uh er you know the other thing
that distracted from all the great things Obama did?

[cyndensco]

58. I've been waiting all day also

To find out who the daily SD would be.

Go Obama!

[TragedyandHope]

48. Kickaroo!

:kick:

[Scurrilous]

50. Great news!

K & R :thumbsup:

[grantcart]

52. k and r

[Hope And Change]

53. K & R!

:kick:

[H2O Man]

54. Great news!

Nominated.

[Quixote1818]

55. He voted against the war I believe. He is a very moderate but fair Senator. Very level headed.

Not the type to get involved in too much politics.

[freefall]

110. You are right. Bingaman was one of the 23 Senators to vote against the IWR.

Go Senator Bingaman!!! Go Obama!!!!

Disclaimer: When I was employed by the Engery Committee Bingaman was one of my bosses. The other was Domenici from New Mexico (Rethuglican). I always felt comforted by the fact that at least one of the Senators I worked for had voted against the IWR.

Useless Factoid: The only time in history that the Chair and the Ranking Member of a committee were from the same state.

Good news: Domenici has announced his retirement and will not run in November. Probably very concerned that the US attorney scandal and his attempt to put political pressure on David Iglesias would be used against him in the campaign if he chose to run.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Iglesias_(attorney)

Peace,

freefall

[duhneece]

114. Yes; he's not in Halliburton's pocket...

That's what I thought when Bingaman voted against the Iraqi War Resolution. Considering how much NM depends on defense/military spending, his vote won me forever.

[my3boyz]

56. I have never heard of him. Way to go Bingaman! I have the most

respect for those that endorse him during tough periods. Drip...drip..drip.....

[DerekJ]

57. Thanks for the good news. :)

:kick:

[sloppyjoe25s]

59. Proud to be a New Mexican!!!

Hot Damn - Jeff Rocks!!

Jeff Bingaman also voted AGAINST the IWR!

Jeff Bingaman is soft spoken - but he is one hell of a good senator - and ethics as solid as steel!!!!

Viva Obama!

Obamanos!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Tinksrival]

67. Now what's wrong with the old Mexicans!

:evilgrin: Ha! JK

It's good to have a smart Senator on the right side of things! I've got two! :)

[City Lights]

62. Another day, another sooper for Obama!

One step closer...:party:

[dethl]

64. One small step for Obama, one giant leap for New Mexico

Thank you Senator!!!!!!!

[Tribetime]

65. Thank you for the great news avalon

[knixphan]

66. You can't sink the people, baby!

[MagickMuffin]

68. YIPPEE &

:woohoo::applause:

Now is the TIME for ALL GOOD Super's to Come to the AIDE of their COUNTRY, OBAMA COUNTRY

:kick: & RRRRRRRRRRR

[book_worm]

69. isnt' it interesting how recently SD's from states Hill won are endorsing Obama?

Bingaman from NM
a Super delegate from AZ
Gov. Henry of OK all in the last few days.

Keep 'em coming.

[BlueCaliDem]

99. Yeah... Good news as it is, but, what's up with that? K&R eom

[stillcool]

70. Nice!

GOBAMA!!

[msallied]

72. You know, every time Hillary gets an endorsement...

I see a good many Obama supporters kicking in a congratulations or well wishes or something to that effect. On this thread and similar others where Obama picks up an endorsement... crickets. Or just downright meanness (see above).

This endorsement is fantastic news! Let them trickle on over.

[Cha]

73. Thank you, Senator Jeff Bingaman!

Cool what Obama said about Bingaman..

"Senator Obama said, “I’m grateful today to have Senator Bingaman’s support. Senator Bingaman has been speaking out in the United States Senate on some of the most pressing issues of our time – saving our environment, fighting global warming, and making America energy independent. Senator Bingaman has been an important advocate in the energy debate, and has served the people of New Mexico for decades, giving voice to the issues that matter to families across the state. We are proud to have his support as we fight to bring about real change for families in New Mexico and across the country.”

Senator Jeff Bingaman is the Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. He has served in the United State Senate since 1982, and previously served as New Mexico Attorney General."

[Laura PourMeADrink]

76. Breakdown List of Senate Support

http://blog.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2008/04/28/with_bingaman_endorsement_obam.html

With Bingaman Endorsement, Obama Takes Senate Support Lead
By Jonathan Weisman
Sen. Barack Obama officially pulled ahead today in the scramble for endorsements from colleagues in the U.S. Senate, thanks to Sen. Jeff Bingaman of New Mexico.

Never one of the Senate's most high-profile members, Bingaman now has a claim to political fame: He put Obama over the top after his long slog to catch Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, who had a head start in winning the support of her peers. Obama now has 14 endorsements to Clinton's 13.

Obama will also get the vote of Sen. Russ Feingold (D-Wis.), who has not officially endorsed him but said he will support Obama at the convention in deference to his state's voters. Clinton has a similar pledge from Sen. Barbara Boxer of California.

"Our nation faces a daunting number of critical challenges: reasserting America's leadership in the world, meeting our needs for energy independence, addressing global warming, making healthcare accessible and affordable, positioning our economy to effectively compete globally, and extricating ourselves from the war in Iraq, to name a few," Bingaman wrote in his endorsement announcement. "To make progress, we must rise above the partisanship and the issues that divide us to find common ground. We must move the country in a dramatically new direction."

Of course, Clinton can still flip the endorsement balance back in her favor: Not counting Clinton, Obama, and the Senate's two Democratic-leaning independents, 18 Democratic senators still have yet to endorse.

A full list of endorsements by senators follows the jump:

Obama:

Sen. Bob Casey (Pa.)
Sen. Kent Conrad (N.D.)
Sen. Chris Dodd (Conn.)
Sen. Byron Dorgan (N.D.)
Sen. Dick Durbin (Ill.)
Sen. Tim Johnson (S.D.)
Sen. Edward Kennedy (Mass.)
Sen. John Kerry (Mass.)
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (Minn.)
Sen. Patrick Leahy (Vt.)
Sen. Claire McCaskill (Mo.)
Sen. Ben Nelson (Neb.)
Sen. Jay Rockefeller (W.Va.)
Sen. Jeff Bingaman (N.M.)

Clinton:

Sen. Evan Bayh (Ind.)
Sen. Maria Cantwell (Wash.)
Sen. Dianne Feinstein (Calif.)
Sen. Daniel Inouye (Hawaii)
Sen. Blanche Lincoln (Ark.)
Sen. Bob Menendez (N.J.)
Sen. Barbara Mikulski (Md.)
Sen. Patty Murray (Wash.)
Sen. Bill Nelson (Fla.)
Sen. Mark Pryor (Ark.)
Sen. Charles Schumer (N.Y.)
Sen. Debbie Stabenow (Mich.)
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (R.I.)

Two senators, Russ Feingold of Wisconsin, and Barbara Boxer of California, have said they will vote at the convention for the candidates chosen by their states, Obama for Feingold, Clinton for Boxer.


Posted at 4:01 PM ET on Apr 28, 2008

[YDogg]

77. sweet

[Doityourself]

79. And the hits just keep on comin'!!!

[Zachstar]

82. This is some great news!! GOBAMA!!!

[tekisui]

84. This makes a new threshold for superdelegate gap. 21 between Obama and HIllary.

She may add one on, but he's entered to within 21 for the first time!

WooHoo!!!

[thevoiceofreason]

86. kick

[mcollier]

87. Change even the senators can believe in...

Obama's numbers are looking good...

http://www.barackobama.com/issues">Barack Obama's "The Blueprint For Change"

[Adelante]

88. He chairs the Energy Committee

But says he is not the chairman Reid referred to the other day.

It’s an elite club inside the elite club that is the U.S. Senate — the chairman’s club. Only 19 senators — all in the majority party — can be chairmen of the 20 committees that direct legislation. They wield considerable influence in the law-making process and their word can go a long way.

They also are falling to Barack Obama over Hillary Clinton by a wide margin, currently 8-2. Democratic Energy Committee Chairman Jeff Bingaman of New Mexico is the latest to announce his backing for the Illinois senator in the Democratic presidential primary race.

-snip

Reid said Monday that in a recent chairman’s meeting, “five or six hands … went up” when he asked if anyone was still making up his mind about who to endorse. Reid said one member of the elite gathering told fellow attendees that his decision will be known very soon.

Bingaman said he was not the chairman to whom Reid was referring, so that leaves Sens. Max Baucus of Montana, head of the Finance Committee; Joe Biden of Delaware, chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee; Tom Harkin Iowa, leader of the Agriculture Committee, Carl Levin of Michigan, who heads Armed Services; Herb Kohl of Wisconsin, chairman of the Aging panel; Daniel Akaka of Hawaii, who leads the Veterans Affairs panel.

-snip

Obama now has the following chairmen in his camp:
Bingaman (Energy)
North Dakota Sen. Kent Conrad (Budget)
Connecticut Sen. Christopher Dodd (Banking)
North Dakota Sen. Byron Dorgan (Indian Affairs)
Massachusetts Sen. Ted Kennedy (Health, Education, Labor and Pensions)
Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry (Small Business)
Vermont Sen. Patrick Leahy (Judiciary)
West Virginia Sen. Jay Rockefeller (Intelligence)

Clinton has two chairmen in her corner:
Hawaii Sen. Daniel Inouye (Commerce)
California Sen. Dianne Feinstein (Rules)

http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/04/28/senate-chairmen-line-up-for-obama-clinton/

[Kittycat]

89. kick

[LaStrega]

90. I think it was Thom Hartmann who said ...

That in the last month Obama has gained 81 (now 82) Superdelegates to Clinton's five.

:kick: & rec

[thevoiceofreason]

91. kick

[FrenchieCat]

92. I'll take a superdelegate from a state that Obama can win in the GE

That is great!

[FrenchieCat]

93. Kick!

[UndertheOcean]

94. Yes!

[Lucky 13]

95. Excellent news.

Choke on it, Hill.

[blonndee]

98. Good to hear! I was wondering whether he'd throw in for Obama too.

My governor, my only Dem. senator...Go New Mexico!

[GetTheRightVote]

100. Go Obama Go, more delegates will come you way !!!

[totodeinhere]

101. The people who know both Hillary and Barack best are their Senate colleagues who have worked ...

with them. And with that in mind, more of them have now endorsed Obama.

[hannybal]

102. Yes! Obama will win the New Mexico primaries!

Oh, uh, wait a minute...

[grantcart]

103. Wonder who is lined up for tomorrow?

[Snarkoleptic]

104. Woo Hooo! GoBama!!

[NM Independent]

105. K&R

I think I'll send my Senator a thank you email

[JeanGrey]

106. I wish Rev. Wright would shut the hell up. Is Hillary PAYING

this guy? I swear folks he is playing into the dumbest lowest bigotry that exists in this country and if he doesn't can it he is doing damage.

[donheld]

108. K & R

[me b zola]

111. Top of the page with this great news!

:kick:

[invictus]

113. K & R. GOBAMA!