Obama Endorsement

Obama Endorsed By Government Employees Union

AP | JESSE J. HOLLAND | Posted 05.17.2008 | Politics


WASHINGTON — The American Federation of Government Employees endorsed Barack Obama Friday, giving the Illinois senator fresh momentum toward cap...

NC Superdelegate Endorses Obama After Hill Meeting

MSNBC News | Ken Strickland | Posted 05.16.2008 | Politics


North Carolina Congressman (and superdelegate) Brad Miller today will endorse Obama, according to his office. Miller represents the 13th district, wh...

Edwards' Campaign Manager Endorses Obama

ABC's Political Punch | Jake Tapper | Posted 05.16.2008 | Politics


David Bonior, 2008 campaign manager Sen. John Edwards, will endorse Sen. Barack Obama today during a conference call. Bonior is also a former Michiga...

Obama Seeks To End Federal Oversight Of Teamsters

Wall Street Journal | BRODY MULLINS and KRIS MAHER | Posted 05.13.2008 | Politics


Sen. Barack Obama won the endorsement of the Teamsters earlier this year after privately telling the union he supported ending the strict federal over...

National Environmental Group Endorses Barack Obama for President

Friends Of The Earth | Posted 05.11.2008 | Politics


Friends of the Earth Action, a national environmental group based in Washington, D.C., announced today that it is endorsing Senator Barack Obama to be...

On My Switch From Clinton to Obama

Joseph J. Andrew | Posted 05.09.2008 | Politics


Joseph J. Andrew

My endorsement of Obama will not be welcome news to my friends and family at the Clinton campaign. They are the best practitioners of the old politics, so they will no doubt call me a traitor, an opportunist and a hypocrite.

Jeff Bingaman, New Mexico Senator, Endorses Obama

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.06.2008 | Politics


Barack Obama has picked up another superdelegate endorsement, this one from New Mexico Sen. Jeff Bingaman. It is Obama's 14th nod from a fellow senato...

Oklahoma Governor Brad Henry Endorses Obama

AP | RON JENKINS | Posted 05.01.2008 | Politics


OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma Gov. Brad Henry endorsed Barack Obama for the Democratic presidential nomination Wednesday, calling him an inspirationa...

Obama Endorsed By Nixon's Daughter

NY Times | Michael Luo | Posted 04.30.2008 | Politics


If the children who have inhabited the White House are America's princes and princesses, Senator Barack Obama already got a head start in collecting r...

Obama Endorsed By Financial Times

Financial Times | Posted 04.29.2008 | Politics


Barack Obama goes into Tuesday's Pennsylvania primary as strong favourite, whatever happens, to secure the Democratic presidential nomination. Yet the...

Clinton Labor Secretary Robert Reich Endorses Obama

AP | GLEN JOHNSON | Posted 04.26.2008 | Politics


BOSTON — Former Clinton Cabinet member Robert Reich on Friday endorsed Barack Obama over Hillary Rodham Clinton in the battle for the Democratic...

Rockefeller Apologizes For Suggesting McCain Was Insensitive Warrior

Huffington Post | Posted 04.16.2008 | Politics


Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va., has apologized for comments he made about Sen. McCain that were reported in the Charleston Gazette: "McCain was a figh...

Iowa Senator Leaning Towards Obama

Des Moines Register | Thomas Beaumont | Posted 04.15.2008 | Politics


Iowa Sen. Tom Harkin said Hillary Clinton's criticism of the Iowa caucuses and Barack Obama's advantage among independent voters would weigh on his de...

Progressive Blogs DailyKos, Open Left Officially Endorse Obama

Daily Kos | Markos Moulitsas | Posted 04.03.2008 | Politics


So today the Blue Majority sites (dKos, Swing State Project, and Open Left) added Barack Obama to our ActBlue fundraising page. All three sites held v...

Clinton Aide: Richard Endorsement Insignificant

Wall Street Journal | Susan Davis | Posted 03.29.2008 | Politics


Former Democratic presidential candidate and New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson finally made up his mind and endorsed Sen. Barack Obama today, but a seni...

Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, John Legend Join MoveOn For "Obama In 30 Seconds"

Huffington Post | Posted 10.13.2008 | Politics


MoveOn.org is teaming up with Hollywood to produce an ad for Barack Obama. Actually, there hoping that readers all over will submit their own pro-Oba...

Rolling Stone Endorses Barack Obama

Rolling Stone | Jann Wenner | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


The tides of history are rising higher and faster these days. Read them right and ride them, or be crushed. And then along comes Barack Obama, with th...

Sen. Rockefeller Endorses Obama

The Hill | Sam Youngman | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) endorsed fellow Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) Friday, as Obama continued to weather criticisms from rival Sen. Hillary Rod...

Obama Distances Himself From Farrakhan Praise

Reuters | Jeff Mason | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Not all endorsements are welcome on the presidential campaign. Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama sought to distance himself on Monday from...

Chris Dodd Endorses Obama

Huffington Post | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


UPDATE: Dodd describes his "not comfortable" discussion in which he informed Hillary about his decision: At a Cleveland press conference with Obama, ...

Sam Stein

Obama To Receive Endorsement Of Cleveland Mayor

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Sen. Barack Obama received the endorsement of Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson on Thursday, at an event with Obama's wife Michelle at Cleveland State. O...

Texas Rep. Chet Edwards Endorses Obama

Huffington Post | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


The Obama campaign has announced that Texas Representative Chet Edwards (who is President Bush's rep) is endorsing Barack Obama. Here is there statem...

SEIU Set To Endorse Obama

AP | JESSE J. HOLLAND | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


WASHINGTON — Sen. Barack Obama is expected to be endorsed Friday by the Service Employees International Union, one of the nation's most powerful...

Washington Governor Endorses Obama

Political Radar | Jake Tapper | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Washington Gov. Christine Gregoire will endorse Sen. Barack Obama, D-Illinois, today, the day before the Washington Caucuses. Gregoire's endorsement ...

Robert DeNiro Gets Out For Obama

Boston Globe's Political Intelligence | Scott Helman | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Wait, wait, wait. Now Robert De Niro is for hope, too? This is really getting surreal. De Niro, the dean of "Goodfellas" thuggery, just made a surpri...