Thursday, January 17, 2008

Leahy for Obama

Sen. Patrick Leahy, the chairman of the Judiciary Committe, endorsed Obama this morning. Had he endorsed Clinton, it probably wouldn't mean much, but the fact that a guy who has been in the Senate since 1974 chose Obama seems to put a dent in Clinton's message that her experience is the most important thing. According to Ben Smith, during the conference call announcing the endorsement, Leahy said, "We need a president who can reintroduce America to the world – and actually reintroduce America to ourselves." He also apparently compared Obama to RFK.

Update:
I made Leahy sound older than he is. He likened Obama to RFK, not JFK. I've changed the post.

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