January 12, 2008
Nelson For Obama
Sen. Ben Nelson today endorsed Barack Obama for president, saying that he can appeal to voters across the political spectrum.
"Those of us on both sides of the aisle who have made it our purpose to set aside partisanship to address some of the important issues of the day want a president that will join the effort, not foil it. Barack Obama, to me, represents the best hope for our own political reconciliation and a future where the cogs of government are working smoothly for progress instead of being gummed up by partisanship," Nelson said in a statement released by Obama's campaign. "Barack Obama will be the strongest candidate in the heartland, because he puts solutions and consensus fist and he inspires great crossover appeal among Republicans and independents."
Obama's campaign rebounded well this week off a surprising loss in New Hampshire. Nelson is the third red state Dem to back Obama in as many days. The other two ... Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano and South Dakota Sen. Tim Johnson.
These endorsements help bolster Obama's case for being the candidate of choice to voters looking for bipartisan leadership in Washington. They give credibility to this famed Obama stump speech line ... "We are one nation, we are one people, and our time for change has come."
As Obama said the night he won the Iowa caucuses, the time has come "to build a coalition for change that stretches through red states and blue states, because that's how we'll win in November, and that's how we'll finally meet the challenges that we face as a nation."
Nelson and Napolitano and Johnson must agree.
(JENNIFER SKALKA)
Posted at 04:38 PM
Comments
Uhmmm... fair whether endorsements? So what will happen when the wheels fall off the cart, if they do of course? These endorsements are really meaningless. Do you know anybody anywhere that will vote one way or another as a result of an endorsement? They don’t even bring any organizational muscle to the fray. In South Dakota Tom Dashell already is deep in the tank for Obama, and it does not get any higher in the Democratic establishment in SD than Dashell. Still, the Native American tribes are aligned with Hillary. And those folks really know how to deliver votes in a caucus!
Robert_V | 01.12.08 10:43 PM
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Native American tribes? What are you talking about? I myself am half Native American, and I will be caucusing for Obama. These endorsements do help in proving that he is indeed the best emissary for change in politics.
Obama campaigns on hope and faith; Hillary campaigns on fear and smears. Regardless of which one can win an election, I know which would make for a better president. As Bush has found out, governing on fear and smears is not so effective, and that would be Hillary's fate as well. Obama is so clearly the best choice for the country. Let's not blow this opportunity and get 4 more years of partisan division.
LRJ | 01.13.08 06:29 AM
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