MA Gov Deval Patrick to endorse Barak Obama

[shawmut]

Patrick to back Obama's campaign
By Frank Phillips, Globe Staff | October 18, 2007

Governor Deval Patrick will throw his support behind Barack Obama in the Democratic presidential campaign, an endorsement that could give the Illinois senator a boost in the crucial New Hampshire primary and may help Obama blunt some of Senator Hillary Clinton's recent success in winning African-American support.

Administration officials confirmed that the governor called Obama yesterday to pledge his endorsement, and Patrick's volunteers began working out the details of a public rally in Boston Tuesday.

Patrick also called Clinton yesterday to break the news that he would endorse her opponent. Patrick has strong ties to the New York senator from serving as a Justice Department official during the Clinton administration. Both Bill and Hillary Clinton had lobbied Patrick for his endorsement.

Patrick chose Obama because the governor believes the country is hungry for a fresh leadership style, one that stirs up strong voter enthusiasm, Patrick administration officials said.

The most immediate advantage for Obama is Patrick's ability to dispatch volunteers, who were a major factor in his gubernatorial victory last year, to New Hampshire to campaign. Patrick sent e-mail last night to 40,000 workers and supporters, informing them of his decision.


http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2007/10/18/patrick_to_back_obamas_campaign/

[MethuenProgressive]

1. Clintons campaign, raise money for Patrick, Patrick stabs Clintons in back

Smarmy Deval Patrick is turning out to be exactly what we thought he was.

[shawmut]

2. Who is "we"?

The Howie Carr crowd?

"Obama campaigned for Patrick several times during the governor's race, raising money for him in Chicago in late 2005, when Patrick's gubernatorial bid looked like a longshot."


http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2007/10/18/patrick_to_back_obamas_campaign/

[MethuenProgressive]

11. He won the nom with only 49%, don't forget..

The math is simple, the majority of Democrats didn't support Deval in the Primary.
I still think "we" were right, and the 49% were wrong.

[rox63]

3. Obama campaigned for Patrick as well

Why would anyone with "Progressive" in their screen name support HRC for president?

[Forkboy]

4. Tell us more about "smarmy Deval Patrick".

Like, how and why?

[Nutmegger]

5. I guess he's suppose to endorse HRC?

And if he did, he wouldn't be "smarmy"?

[geek tragedy]

7. Sour, bitter grapes anyone? n/t

[Nedsdag]

10. OH PLEASE!

If Patrick endorsed Madame Hillary, you guys would screaming from the mountaintops!

STFU!!!!!!!!

[Silence Dogood]

6. Patrick and Obama have similar personalities-

arrogant and ostentatious.

[Ethelk2044]

8. Obama is not arrogant. Arrogant is "I am in it to Win it"

[Tellurian]

9. Arrogant IS = "TO KNOW ME IS TO LOVE ME!"

ick!