What's im****tant here and regarding other current and former senatorial
endorsements
for Obama is these are statements from people who have worked with both of
them in
the Senate.....AAC
On Sun, 13 Jan 2008 08:07:46 -0500, "Patriot Games" <Patriot@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
wrote:
>http://youdecide08.foxnews.com/2008/01/12/missouri-senator-set-to-endorse-obama/
>
>Missouri Senator Set to Endorse Obama
>Saturday, January 12, 2008
>
>WA****NGTON - Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill will endorse Democratic Sen.
>Barack Obama for president, The Associated Press has learned.
>
>McCaskill, the state's top Democrat, plans to announce her sup****t for
the
>Illinois senator during a conference call Sunday, according to an Obama
aide
>and a McCaskill staffer who spoke on condition of anonymity.
>
>The endorsement is expected to be a major boost for Obama in Missouri,
>historically a bellwether in presidential contests and one of nearly two
>dozen states holding primaries or caucuses on Feb. 5.
>
>Sup****t from McCaskill could also help Obama woo female voters in his
race
>against New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, his chief rival for the
>Democratic nomination.
>
>McCaskill has praised Obama often and was widely believed to favor the
>Illinois senator over Clinton. But the Senate freshman had resisted
openly
>sup****ting a candidate until now, saying she wanted to preserve working
>relation****ps with Senate colleagues.
>
>She said last week that she identifies with the desire for change often
>voiced by Obama sup****ters.
>
>Her backing caps a slew of endorsements for Obama over the past week,
>including former Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry and Arizona
Gov.
>Janet Napolitano.
>
>McCaskill plans to make the endorsement official during a 9:30 a.m. CST
>conference call on Sunday with re****ters.
>
>McCaskill, 54, was narrowly elected to the U.S. Senate in 2006. Obama
>appeared at a McCaskill for Senate rally days before the 2006 election
and
>drew one of the largest crowds of her campaign.
>
>Both Obama and Clinton have set up extensive campaign operations in
>Missouri. Clinton has collected her own powerful sup****ters in the state,
>including former House Majority Leader Dick Gephardt, former Govs. Bob
>Holden and Warren Hearnes, St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay and Emanuel
Cleaver,
>a congressman from Kansas City.
>
>Obama has the backing of two St. Louis congressmen, William Lacy Clay and
>Russ Carnahan, along with St. Louis County Executive Charlie Dooley.
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