Des Moines Register to Endorse Obama ?

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by Jonathan Singer, Sat Dec 15, 2007 at 04:07:39 PM EST

The Hotline is hearing things...


On Call is hearing that the Des Moines Register endorsements could be imminent, possibly tomorrow, and posted online tonight.

Buzz is that the odds are with Barack Obama...

The paper's support for John Edwards in 2004 catapulted him to a second place caucus finish. This year, though, he competes for the nod with a 'fresher' face in Obama.

Obama's anti-war position could be the deal sealer. Edwards supported the 2002 Iraq war resolution, but has since said the vote was a mistake.

Stay tuned.


This could potentially be a big deal for Obama. As Jennifer Skalka, who has the story for The Hotline, notes, the Register endorsement played no small part in Edwards' late surge in Iowa in January 2004.

Of course this does not seem to be a sealed deal at this point as evidenced by The Hotline passing this along as buzz rather than something more tangible. That said, this is The Hotline, not Bob Novak or Matt Drudge or some other source willing to print rumors the veracity of which are very much in question. So take this report with a grain of salt and, as Skalka says, stay tuned.

Link: http://www.mydd.com/story/2007/12/15/16739/031