11 blog reactions to blog.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2008/05/01/joe_andrew_jumps_from_clinton.html

The Jeremiah Wright controversy just reconfirmed for me, just as the gas tax controversy confirmed for me, that he is the right candidate for our party.'" A Clinton endorser since Day 1 of her candidacy, former DNC Chair Joe Andrew switches to Sen. Obama, and is ready for the fallout."If the campaign's surrogates called Governor Bill Richardson, a respected former member of President Clinton's cabinet, a 'Judas' for endorsing Senator Obama, we can all imagine how they will treat somebody like me. They

get such an increase through Congress, which is not a safe assumption.] By backing this obscenity, she’s also badly undercutting Congressional Democrats with this nonsense, which will hurt them come November if she keeps it up. This was apparently the last straw for Joe Andrew. Cue the Hillary fans shouting “But Obama voted for a state gas tax holiday in Illinois eight years ago!” As he says, this is exactly why he opposes a Federal gas-tax holiday now. He saw the negative results of the Illinois state

From the Washington Post: Joe Andrew Jumps from Clinton to Obama Former Democratic Party leader Joe Andrew announced he is switching sides in the primary battle, from longtime ally Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton to Sen. Barack Obama. Andrew’s announcement came without warning to either candidate. The Indiana

praises Obama for handling of Wright affair -- http://www.inrich.com/cva/ric/... and Jim Clyburn blasts Wright -- http://blog.washingtonpost.com... Former DNC Chair Joe Andrew drops Clinton, endorses Obama -- http://blog.washingtonpost.com... Superdelegates are breaking for Obama -- http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05... Krugman says Obama is praising Republicans for things they didn't say -- http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05... Barack Obama's "Top Ten Surprising Things About Me" from Letterman

continues to cut into Hillary Clinton's lead among the superdelegates--elected and party officials--who will ultimately determine who gets the nomination. But while the Obama campaign made much yesterday of the defection of Joe Andrew, a former DNC chair who switched from Clinton to Obama, the more impressive and significant endorsement was that of Indiana Congressman Baron Hill the day before. Andrew's move, making an early bet on a frontrunner, and then jumping when it looks like

continues to cut into Hillary Clinton's lead among the superdelegates--elected and party officials--who will ultimately determine who gets the nomination. But while the Obama campaign made much yesterday of the defection of Joe Andrew, a former DNC chair who switched from Clinton to Obama, the more impressive and significant endorsement was that of Indiana Congressman Baron Hill the day before. Andrew's move, making an early bet on a frontrunner, and then jumping when it looks like

gloating about landing an interview with Sen. Clinton. Joe Andrew of Indiana, superdelegate and former National Chairman of the DNC, has switched his vote from Clinton to Obama. Thus far, the Clinton campaign’s response has been to question his Indiana roots. Well, that’ll learn us. This now brings the superdelegate count as of today to Obama 249, Clinton 272. And, summoned by campaign mathematics, Chuck Todd joins to discuss the delegate game. (Anybody else think poor Mr. Todd probably repeats

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super délégués” après la rupture de Barack Obama avec son ancien pasteur? L’ancien président du parti démocrate de 195 à 1999, Joe Andrew , change de camp. Il soutenait Hillary Clinton; il annonce dans sa ville d’Indianapolis qu’il soutient Barack Obama. Il s’explique: il avait choisi la sénatrice avant de connaître son rival; après les avoir observé tous les deux, il a décidé de soutenir le candidat qui peut

Today the Obama campaign held a conference call with Joe Andrew, former head of the DNC, who announced that he was switching his support from Clinton to Obama. This seems like a big deal: Andrew was actually appointed by Clinton to head the DNC in 1999, and his very public switch at this point must come as something of a surprise. But it highlighted something that I don