Posts by Jeremy P. Jacobs

Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.) added one more a superdelegate before the close of business today. Jaime A. Gonzalez Jr., a Texas Democratic National Committee member, is backing the New York senator. Gonzalez, per the release:
I am supporting Hillary Clinton because I am convinced that she is the best choice for President…She has shown the leadership [...]

Well before Sen. Barack Obama’s (D-Ill.) remarks about small town voters growing bitter, Sen. Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii) labeled the Democratic presidential candidate an elitist because of one telling item on his resume. Inouye said, during an interview with the Honolulu Advertiser before the Feb. 19 Hawaii caucuses, that Obama may have grown up and graduated [...]

The Indianapolis Star endorsed Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.) today. The editorial board called Clinton "well prepared" for the White House job, under a headline citing how "experience makes a difference." Here are quotes from the endorsement being circulated by the campaign:
Clinton offers a clear-eyed view of the way things are. She offers nuanced positions on [...]

After controlling much of the media cycle yesterday with former Democratic National Committee Chairman Joe Andrew’s switcheroo, the Obama camp must be looking to accomplish the same feat today by announcing fellow former DNC Chairman Paul Kirk’s endorsement. ABC has the details on Kirk, who was the chairman of the DNC from 1985 to 1989.

This [...]

As if they heard me, the Clinton campaign has announced the endorsement of four new New York superdelegates. New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, former Manhattan Borough President C. Virginia Fields, New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli and New York Assemblywoman Carmen Arroyo, bring today’s super delegate net tally to four for Clinton and [...]

Lynn Sweet of the Chicago Sun Times reports that Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) is picking up three home state superdelgates today. Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley, Illinois House Majority Leader Barbara Flynn Currie and Cook County Board President Todd Stroger are all pledging their support.

Meanwhile, Mark Halperin also reports that John Patrick, a member [...]

While a key superdelegate switched over to the Obama camp this morning, the Clinton camp will refill Joe Andrew’s slot with Connecticut AFL-CIO president John Olsen, the Hartford Courant reports. Clinton also picked up Pennsylvania AFL-CIO president Bill George yesterday.

For those of you scoring at home, this brings the superdelagate tally to 268 for Clinton, [...]

Here is the Clinton camp’s latest ad running in North Carolina. It features Clinton backer Gov. Mike Easley touching on nearly every point of Clinton’s plan to appeal to the middle class. Here’s part of Easley’s script, delivered with a thick Southern twang:

She’s going to turn the economy around, she’s going bring new jobs, she’s [...]

Joe Andrew, the head of the Democratic National Committee from 1999 to 2001, will switch his endorsement from Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.) to Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) today, The AP reports. Andrew is set to hold a press conference today and is writing a letter explaining his switch that he says he plans to send [...]