Major Obama endorsement coming at 11 a.m. EST

[BeyondGeography]

http://thepage.time.com/2008/02/14/obama-camp-teases-major-national-endorsement/

[MadBadger]

1. Im hopin for Russ

[harun]

3. I'd be doing cartwheels in my office if that happens :-) (n/t)

[BeyondGeography]

4. They're saying it's "national"

:scared:

[Kittycat]

25. What would that mean?

[Renew Deal]

37. Roger Clemens?

:evilgrin:

[jasmine621]

49. Maybe Al Gore! nt

[Renew Deal]

21. That would be great, but he said he was going to wait.

I'd love it though.

[BenDavid]

104. truthfully, david duke - since both are using race.....

does anyone know what party this is? obama has created a fissure in the democratic party and it all revolves around race.....the race war is here folks and thank you mr obama

[Tweed]

2. Governor? Senator?

Oh the intrigue!

[HereSince1628]

14. I believe the Governor already endorsed him.

[HereSince1628]

19. Oh, the joy of being teased because your state's primary is upcoming

[Tweed]

36. Yes, it could be a non-Wisconsin endorsement

[Tesha]

73. Sounds cheesy to me. (NT)

[TwilightGardener]

5. No clues? AAARRRGGHHH!!

[Pirate Smile]

32. We at least got the Batman clue for Leahy.

We want a clue, damn it!

[southlandshari]

6. Excellent!

Thanks for the heads up!

:hi:

[DB1]

7. Al...John....AL!!!!!....No, John!!!!! Gotta be Edwards

[mtnester]

15. No, probably not Edwards n/t

[Pirate Smile]

34. Maybe Elizabeth.

[bigbrother05]

8. Edwards?

[jefferson_dem]

9. I noticed he has nothing on his public schedule today.

What's going on? Hmmmm...

[Kittycat]

20. Besides the endorsement..

I'm sure he's doing interviews, commercials and planning. It's incredible the number of things our candidates do in a single day.
(I'm trying to keep my excitement in check - can you tell? :lol:)

[MadBadger]

23. He's in Chi Town today.

[Independent-Voter]

27. Doing the Valentine thing with Michelle. Good man.

[Bullet1987]

10. Won't be Gore...hoping it's Edwards

[PassingFair]

30. Why wouldn't it be Gore?

He endorsed Dean, thereby repudiating the DLC
in '04.....

It wouldn't surprise me if he endorsed Obama today.

[Renew Deal]

55. He's staying neutral to broker the convention

That's the last thing I've heard about it.

[MadBadger]

11. It could easily be nobody of importance too

They love to tour their amazing endorsements, just to find out that its an okay one, because it gets them press.

[MadBadger]

13. delete

[Sir Jeffrey]

12. Cousin Dick Cheney???

:P

[The Ghost]

16. If it was Edwards

do you think it would more than likely be announced not through a conference call?

[BeyondGeography]

24. You never know

They could release the news of the endorsement and a scheduled appearance at the same time, or it could just be an announcement of someone of lesser importance.

[The Ghost]

26. Hmm, I hope youre right

putting MAJOR and NATIONAL in the same phrase is interesting.

[MadBadger]

17. What about Jimmy Carter?

[Renew Deal]

35. Jimmy said he wasn't endorsing, but his kids support Obama.

:bounce:

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

72. Jimmy Carter already gave an unofficial endorsement.

But is officially staying out until the convention.

[EmilyAnne]

18. I'm so excited about this!

[Tatiana]

22. Edwards?

:shrug:

[balantz]

28. Mickey Mouse?

:shrug:

[bluestateguy]

29. Keeping fingers crossed for Sherrod Brown or Russ Feingold

nt

[Tatiana]

31. Sherrod Brown would be sweet! n/t

[VolcanoJen]

59. Ooooh, Sherrod's a real possibility.

Not a big fan of NAFTA, my junior senator! :-)

But his wife Connie is all in for Hillary, so who knows?

I'm hoping for Russ or Sherrod!!!

[Tatiana]

78. Well, Charlie and Alma Rangel are split between Obama and Clinton

So, maybe this would be yet another of family members parting ways on preferred democratic candidates.

Russ would be good too!

[Renew Deal]

79. Elenoar Roosevelt?

:dunce:

[Renew Deal]

33. Either of those would be fantastic.

[hiaasenrocks]

38. David Shuster?

:beer: :headbang:

[Renew Deal]

39. No more rumors????

C'mon!!!

[QC]

40. Lieberman? n/t

[Meshuga]

71. He is backing McCain

Drooling for a VP spot.

[jezebel]

41. He has the word "key" in quotes. I wonder if that is a clue.

Campaign will announce “key” backer at an 11 am ET conference call with reporters.

[Renew Deal]

44. also "major" and "national"

Hmmmm.....

[mmonk]

42. Media coverage?

[bdamomma]

43. this is really conflicting news.

http://www.abcnews.go.com/Politics/Vote2008/story?id=4281404&page=1

Edwards Weighs Clinton Endorsement
Former Candidate Torn Between Clinton and Obama in Democratic Race

[Renew Deal]

45. That's not conflicting

It could be someone other than Edwards.

[bdamomma]

51. true, it could very well be.

[Renew Deal]

53. But who????

:D

[bdamomma]

58. could it be Gore?

[Renew Deal]

66. I read something about him staying neurtal this week.

In case he needs to broker the convention. Maybe an ex-candidate other than Edwards?

[jasmine621]

46. Endorsements for Obama now are merely jumping on the bandwagon.

Only endorsements before Feb 5 were courageous...for either side.

[RoadRage]

56. As an Obama supporter - I do agree with this statement...

[jkshaw]

81. Yes, Alyce,

noticed that right away this morning.

[Renew Deal]

47. It could be Biden, Richardson, or one of the other ex-candidates too.

[jefferson_dem]

65. Richardson would be rather tasty...

Help with key constituency, plus the great snub of ClintonInc.

[VolcanoJen]

48. Russ Russ Russ Russ Russ Russ Russ!!!

C'mon! Let it be Russ!!!! :bounce:

[angie_love]

57. Excuse my ignorance, whos Russ? thanks

[City Lights]

62. Russ Feingold - Awesome Senator from WI. eom

[MadBadger]

63. Russ Feingold. Big Liberal Senator from Wisconsin.

[VolcanoJen]

94. Russ Feingold, Hero of the Senate!

Man, I love me some Russ! :loveya:

[Meshuga]

68. I hope it's Russ! :-)

:toast:

[calico1]

50. UNO??? n/t

[bdamomma]

54. ................

:rofl:

[9119495]

52. hmmm.

Just want to book mark this really.

[catgirl]

60. Nancy Pelosi is strongly considering endorsing Obama. N/T

[Mass]

61. Sherrod Brown? (if he could get this, it would be a great endorsement for OH).

Brown has spend his life defending populist views.

I have no clue that it is that, but if it was, it would be a great endorsement.

[BigDDem]

64. Gary Coleman? Tina Louise? Donna Douglas?

Montel Williams?

[HeraldSquare212]

67. I'd guess another big Dem Senator.

Are Biden or Dodd planning on doing endoresements?

But when they say national and key, I think of maybe the head of rental car company?

[Renew Deal]

70. Ronald McDonald?

:+

[Adelante]

69. I wonder if it's Biden?

Since Barack won Delaware, Biden's been on my mind for an endorsement. His former campaign manager and senior advisor just endorsed yesterday.

[jefferson_dem]

74. David Wilhelm, who just endorsed Obama, was a key advisor to Biden.

More hmmm...

[bdamomma]

75. where is Obama campaigning at the moment?

[jefferson_dem]

76. Nothing on the public schedule. He's apparently in Chi-Town.

n/t

[zulchzulu]

77. He's in Wisconsin today

Green Bay, Waukesha and other spots...

[Coexist]

80. Lincoln Chaffee

http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/02/that_big_mystery_obama_endorse.php

[NJSecularist]

82. This is HUGH!!!!1111

A major endorsement indeed.

:sarcasm: :sarcasm: :sarcasm:

[Renew Deal]

83. What a bummer

:blush:

[MadBadger]

86. I know, though I did say it may not be that big.

[jefferson_dem]

84. D'oh...

May help in RI.

Not what we were hoping for, however.

:hide:

[bdamomma]

92. oh boy this will do alot for RI

cause I have this weird feeling RI'ers will go for Clinton, please no flaming, just a speculation.

[Tatiana]

88. Oh well, that was sort of a letdown. LOL

Not that Lincoln isn't a good guy, but I was hoping for something packing a little more punch.

Yet another Obamican on board.

[displacedtexan]

96. Hm. Chafee for Obama; Whitehouse for Clinton.

Thanks for the link, FLDem5!

Interesting read.

[jezebel]

85. It's Lincoln Chaffee. NT

[npincus]

87. ANNOUNCED: former (R) Sen. Lincoln Chaffee

That's the endorsement.

[New Earth]

89. aww cool

[Iceburg]

90. LOL. GoPs Leiberman equivalent /nt

[Renew Deal]

95. He left the party

He's an indy now.

[HeraldSquare212]

91. Chaffee's the one who said Dem senators voted for the IWR because they were afraid it would be

a short war and gas prices would go down, and they didn't want to be on the wrong side of that. He said he was told that by a respected Dem senator.

[NoBorders]

93. Breaking: It's me!! I'm endorsing him.

You heard it here first.

[Bake]

97. Chaffee. That's a real MAJOR one ...

NOT! You KNOW people were looking for a Gore/Edwards/BIG endorsement. Chaffee is a bit of a let-down, don't you think?

But congrats to Obama on the endorsement.

Bake

[nomorewhopper]

99. ya its a letdown but its telling since it came from a former repug who was disgusted with his party

there's got to be tens of millions of people just like him across our nation who are disgusted by bushco and will vote dem.

lincoln speaks for them.

[nomorewhopper]

98. i have always respected Lincoln Chafee

and I'm not just saying that. he was a republican of a different era, and was horrified by the "bushization" of his party.

i don't compare him to liberman, i contrast him to liberman.

liberman JOINED that pile of shit, warmongering, party. chafee said "what the fuck is going on?" and left them. congrats to obama for picking up an endorsemnt from the type of republican who was so outraged by bush that he left the party. a couple million chafees vote for obama in the ge, and we'll be sitting pretty in the wh

[nomorewhopper]

101. RHODE ISLAND PRIMARY IS MARCH 4 n/t

Ohio
Texas
Vermont
Rhode Island

[BigDDem]

100. Lincoln Chaffee??

:rofl:

That's "major?"

:rofl:

[Orangepeel]

102. SEIU, no?

[demokatgurrl]

103. BINGO. n/t

[William769]

105. A Republican. Figures.

:eyes:

[ElsewheresDaughter]

106. it's the SEIU...Service Employees International Union,