Last updated on February 8th, 2013 at 02:29 am
Today Obama picked up a whopping nine superdelegates, and is now only 160 delegates short of clinching the Democratic nomination. Here are some quotes from, and links to today’s endorsements.
DNC member Ed Espinoza said, “He has shown he has the character to lead our great nation, from his choice to spend his career serving people in the poorest communities in Chicago to his commitment to speaking truth to the American people, even when it isn’t politically convenient to do so.”
Wilber Lee Jeffcoat, the South Carolina Democratic Party Vice Chair said, “With Barack Obama as our nominee, we can bring more and more new voters out to become involved and have their voices heard. Obama has worked his whole life to unite people from all backgrounds and walks of life for change, he has done that in this campaign and he will continue to do that as President. I am excited to join his campaign today.”
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Laurie Weahkee of New Mexico said, “Obama has proven that he can campaign in a difficult environment and still inspire thousands of new voices to take part in the democratic process.”
Rep. Mazie Hirono of Hawaii said, Of course, all of us are especially proud of Senator Obama’s deep roots here in our state, and overwhelmingly embraced his candidacy in our recent caucus. His love for Hawaii and understanding of its diversity have given him a foundation for understanding the diversity of our country. I am proud to endorse Senator Obama and I look forward to a winning campaign.”
Superdelegates better hurry up and get their seat on the bandwagon, because space is filling up by the hour. Is there anyone out there besides the Clintons who believes that the Democratic nomination is still in dispute? A new generation of leadership is poised to take over the Democratic Party.
Links:
http://my.barackobama.com/page/community/post/stateupdates/gGB9tx
http://newmexicoindependent.com/view/nmi-exclusive-count
http://my.barackobama.com/page/community/post/stateupdates/gGB9vM
http://my.barackobama.com/page/community/post/samgrahamfelsen/gGB9ny
https://www.politicususa.com/en/Obama-endorsement-5-9
