18 blog reactions to http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0108/7892.html

does not, especially against McCain. What really strikes me is that Obama has more endorsements from Democratic senators and governors in Republican-dominated states (Arizona, Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Virginia). This suggests that red-state Democrats believe they'll fare better if Obama is the head of the ticket. He can expand the Democratic Party; she can only rally its base. Republicans know it, too. They're quite sure they know how to defeat Clinton; they're

"Two presidents are worse than one," Garry Wills, New York Times 1.26.08; "Over-Billed," Noam Scheiber, New Republic 2.13.08; "Political consensus or political orthodoxy?" Michael Oreskes, New York Times 2.3.08; "Red-state Dems sour on Clinton," Josh Kraushaar and John F. Harris , Politico 1.15.08; "GOP doubts, fears 'post-partisan' Obama," Jonathan Weisman, Washington Post 1.7.08; "Why Republicans fear Obama," Byron York, National Review 1.22.08;

One thing Kathleen Sebelius's expected endorsement is making increasingly clear is that a lot of Democrats in tough states would rather see a ticket headed by Obama than by Clinton, something that wasn't automatic when the primary season began. Josh Kraushaar and John Harris wrote about this the other day: Barack Obama in recent days has sprinted ahead in the endorsement derby against Hillary Rodham Clinton when it comes to a certain breed of Democrat—politicians who have won statewide in places where Republicans dominate

One thing Kathleen Sebelius's expected endorsement is making increasingly clear is that a lot of Democrats in tough states would rather see a ticket headed by Obama than by Clinton, something that wasn't automatic when the primary season began. Josh Kraushaar and John Harris wrote about this the other day: Barack Obama in recent days has sprinted ahead in the endorsement derby against Hillary Rodham Clinton when it comes to a certain breed of Democrat—politicians who have won statewide in places where Republicans dominate

t been recently. Similarly, the fact that 236,000 Democrats caucused in Iowa compared to 116,000 Republicans would seem to suggest that this traditional battleground state could be said to be leading Dem, at the least. The plethora of Red state endorsements that Obama’s been vacuuming up and his strength among Republicans and independents indicates Iowa and South Carolina could be but the tip of the electoral iceberg. 

. Some greens are no doubt going to use this as evidence that Obama is too close to coal. I share the concern, but I don't think it's the most sensible interpretation of this case. Boucher's endorsement is just the latest in a string of endorsements from Democrats in red states -- including, crucially, popular Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine. (Two other prime Va. Dems -- Sen. Jim Webb, widely discussed as a VP candidate, and former governor Mark Warner, who was rumored to be mulling a run for president this year but is running for

“Barack Obama in recent days has sprinted ahead in the endorsement derby against Hillary Rodham Clinton when it comes to a certain breed of Democrat—politicians who have won statewide in places where Republicans dominate presidential politics.”

Sen. Barack Obama "in recent days has sprinted ahead in the endorsement derby against Hillary Rodham Clinton when it comes to a certain breed of Democrat -- politicians who have won statewide in places where Republicans dominate presidential politics," The Politico observes. Among the barrage of prominent red state politicians to back Obama: Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano, Sen. Ben Nelson of Nebraska and Sen. Tim Johnson of South Dakota. "What all three politicians have in common is that they are Democrats who

his viability is not grounded in the Black community, but rather the American community. His Iowa win awakened many Black voters into taking a second (or first) look at a man who could defeat a Clinton in a state with barely a 2% Black population. Endorsement pick-ups of Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano

sprinted ahead in the endorsement derby