Barbara Boxer SWITCHES to Obama

[WeDidIt]

Obama now has 2184 delegates to Hillary Clinton's 1920.

This is now getting huge because Hillary Clinton's numbers can go nowhere else but down. This is driving her to political irrelevency.

Every super delegate the switches from here on out dwindles her total political capital.

[Lucky 13]

1. Boxer?! NICE!!

Go Barbara!

[K Gardner]

2. Good news !

[grantcart]

3. latest from the last two days

6-4-08 - Added Rep. Chris Van Hollen (MD) for Obama
- Switched VP Walter Mondale (MN) from Clinton to Obama
- Added Sen. Frank Lautenberg (NJ) for Obama
- Added Gov. Phil Bredesen (TN) for Obama
- Added DNC Gray Sasser (TN) for Obama
- Added DNC Inez Crutchfield (TN) for Obama
- Added Rep. Rahm Emanuel (IL) for Obama
- Added Rep. Mike Doyle (PA) for Obama
- Added Sen. Ken Salazar (CO) for Obama
- Added Sen. Tom Harkin (IA) for Obama
- Added Rep. Tom Udall (NM) for Obama
- Added Sen. Ben Cardin (MD) for Obama
- Added Sen Herb Kohl (WI) for Obama
- Switched DNC Karen Hale (UT) from Clinton to Obama
- Added Sen. Ron Wyden (OR) for Obama
- Added Terry Goddard (AZ)# for Obama
- Added Rep. John Salazar (CO) for Obama
- Added Rep. Mark Udall (CO) for Obama
- Added DNC David Strauss (ND) for Obama
- Added Sen. Tom Carper (DE) for Obama
- Added Sen. Mary Landrieu (LA) for Obama
- Switched Sen. Barbara Boxer (CA) from Clinton to Obama

6-3-08 - Added DNC Maria Chappelle-Nadal (MO) for Obama
- Added DNC Joyce Lalonde (MI)* for Obama
- Added Rep. John Olver (MA) for Obama
- Added Rep. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick (MI)* for Obama
- Added DNC Debbie Dingell (MI)* for Obama
- Added DNC Richard Wiener (MI)* for Obama
- Added DNC Jennifer DeChant (ME) for Obama
- Added DNC Joyce Beatty (OH) for Obama
- Added DNC Kwame Kilpatrick (MI)* for Obama
- Added Rep. John Spratt (SC) for Obama
- Added DNC Debra Kozikowski (MA) for Obama
- Added DNC Jon Ausman (FL)* for Clinton
- Added DNC John Perez (CA) for Obama
- Added DNC Carnelia Fondren (MS) for Obama
- Added Jimmy Carter (GA) for Obama
- Added DNC Tina Abbott (MI)* for Obama
- Switched DNC Ben Johnson (DC) from Clinton to Obama
- Switched DNC Kamil Hasan (CA) from Clinton to Obama
- Added DNC Diane Glasser (FL)* for Obama
- Switched Rep. Maxine Waters (CA) from Clinton to Obama
- Added DNC John Daniello (DE) for Obama
-Added DNC Harriet Smith-Windsor (DE) for Obama
- Switched DNC Rhett Ruggerio (DE) from Clinton to Obama
- Added Rep. Dennis Moore (KS) for Obama
-Added DNC Belkis (Bel) Leong-Hong (MD) for Obama.
-Added LA Rep. William Jefferson (LA) for Obama.
-Added WY DNC Cindy Nunley (WY) for Clinton.

All below endosements for Obama
-Added Rep. Bob Brady (PA)
-Added DNC Mike Tardiff (MI)*
-Added DNC Ray Buckley (NH)
-Added DNC Frank Dixon (OR)
-Added DNC Margaret Campbell (MT)
- Added DNC Muriel Offerman (NC)
Rep. John Sarbarnes (MD)
Margaret Campbell (MT)
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (AZ)
Don Bivens (AZ)
Christine Pelosi (CA)
Rachel Binah (CA) (Switch from Clinton to Obama)
Rep. Sam Farr (CA)
Rep. Bob Filner (CA)
Rep. Jerry McNerney (CA)
Gov. Bill Ritter (CO)
Michell Ceasar (FL)*
Rep. Ron Klein (FL)*
Michael Thurmond (GA) (switches from Clinton to Obama)
Helen Knetzer (KS)
Patsy Arceneaux (LA) (switches from Clinton to Obama)
Sam Spencer (ME)
Rep. Bart Stupak (MI)*
Yolanda Wheat (MO)
Sam Lieberman (NV)
Catherine Cortez Masto (NV)
Rep. Rush Holt (NJ)
David Parker (NC)
Jay Parmley (OK)
Bill Bradbury (OR)
Frank Dixon (OR)
Ian Murray (PA) (switched from Clinton)
Jim Leaman (VA)
Rep. Ron Sims (WA) (switched from Clinton)
Heather Mizeur (MD)
Rep. Rick Stafford (MN) (switch from Clinton)
Jay Nixon (MO)
Robin Carnahan (MO)
John Temporiti (MO)
Sen. Max Baucus (MT)
Sen. Jon Tester (MT)
Governor Brian Schweitzer (MT)
Dennis MacDonald (MT)

[Bensthename]

15. WOW...

[TornadoTN]

17. Glad to see my Governor on the list today!

Phil Bredesen has been a good governor for this state. Sure, he's a little more to the right than I would like, but he's been an effective manager of the state and a good reintroduction of the state to the Democratic party after years of horrific Republican management.

[Andy823]

25. Thanks

I wondered who had switched. I was hoping to see my two senators on that list, but sadly they are not there! Oh well, maybe tomorrow!

[Cha]

55. Thanks, grant!

Maxine Waters switched ..that's big.

[jgraz]

4. GO B-BOX!!!

That's my Senator!!! :loveya:

[writes3000]

5. I love Barbara Boxer. I really do. She's wonderful. n/t

[cloudythescribbler]

30. Boxer for Obama's running mate -- LOTS of experience, esp foreign policy, voted NO on IWR, low negs

all the advantages of HRC (and more) w/o the downside

[cascadiance]

44. Not with Ahnuld as governor though...

I wouldn't want to have TWO senators that are lame instead of just one (Feinstein)!

[David Zephyr]

63. I'm not so sure he would pick a Republican. I think Maria and RFK, Jr. would guide him.

The governor does not have to pick a Republican. He might surprise everyone and pick his old friend Warren Beatty. I'm serious. They get along really well.

Beatty now teases Arnold, "I always told you that you should become a Democrat, and look...you did!"

A deal could be reached. I think Arnold would love to see a Californian on the Democratic ticket.

[cloudythescribbler]

67. It is a downside concern to consider, but I think things in CA should probably shake out fine ...

[shadowknows69]

65. Yep, I'm there.

[nadinbrzezinski]

6. GOOD... the floodgates are opened

[grantcart]

8. see #3 above

[grantcart]

13. Two day total Obama +46 Clinton - 11

[grantcart]

7. Doing it by the busload now 8 Senators announce together

Group of neutral senators throw support behind Obama
By Klaus Marre
Posted: 06/04/08 04:14 PM
Eight previously uncommitted Democratic senators on Wednesday announced that they would back Sen. Barack Obama (Ill.), their party’s presumptive nominee.


“As senators who remained neutral in this contest, we are proud of Sens. Obama and for breaking down barriers that some believed were unbreakable and for inspiring millions in our country to participate in our political process, many for the first time,” said Sens. Barbara Boxer (Calif.), Ben Cardin (Md.), Tom Carper (Del.), Tom Harkin (Iowa), Mary Landrieu (La.), Frank Lautenberg (N.J.), Ken Salazar (Colo.) and Ron Wyden (Ore.) in a joint statement.

[Tatiana]

18. Ken Salazar. WOW. n/t

[charlie]

40. Yeeps, Landrieu too

DLC nutter taking a pass on the DLC nutter, that's gotta hurt.

[alcibiades_mystery]

9. Ouch...

[crankychatter]

10. consider also the polling which indicates many early voters would gladly take back their votes now

and revote for Obama

[Tatiana]

11. Oh. My. GAWD. This is HUGHHHH! SERIESLY!

:wow:

[leftynyc]

12. This is what needs to happen

The superdelegates must make it clear that they will go with the person who has gone over the top with delegates now that voting has ended. Between Rahm Emmanuel and Barbara Boxer - that's a great start.

[AspenRose]

14. Now THERE's someone I could get behind for president

Barbara Boxer :loveya:

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

20. Yes. Or, VP now.

[krkaufman]

66. I've been wondering if she wouldn't make a good VP choice.

I know *I'd* love to see her on the ticket. (Though I'm not sure she'd help win the election.)

[charlie]

43. Better believe it

I'd jump over all the candidates this season (save Kooch) to pull the lever for President Boxer.

[Unbowed]

54. She would make a great President.

I'd be proud to vote for her for the first woman POTUS. An Obama-Boxer ticket would be my personal dream team, but it's not likely to happen for a number of reasons.

[BklynChick]

16. woohoo!

[Hell Hath No Fury]

19. Wow!

Though she did not endorse Clinton, Boxer had previously said she would vote the way her constituents voted (Clinton) and took rash of shit here for it.

She must have really felt Clinton was out of line to have made this switch. :wow:

[WeDidIt]

21. No, she endorsed Clinton

Right after Super Tuseday she endorsed.

This took one from Clinton and added one to Obama.

[Hell Hath No Fury]

35. She actually never PERSONALLY endorsed Clinton....

...she simply said she would vote for her as a SD in response to California's wishes -- a bit of an important distinction and why it is so big. She must not be happy with Clinton to have gone against the wishes of us Californians.

[charlie]

42. Boxer can take cover

from polls showing disaffection with Clinton. As of a month ago, Californians would opt for Obama in a do-over. Hillary's negatives passed 50% around then and are encroaching into McCain territory.

It's a bit sleazy, but what the hell, it's what Hillary would do. Will of the people, right?

[LeftyMom]

53. The polling has shown that a lot of Californians have buyers remorse on Clinton

and if the vote were held later, it would have gone for Obama. So she's really not "going against the wishes of us Californians" so much as being responsive to the evolving tastes of her constituency.

[Warren DeMontague]

22. Well, Howabout That!

Woo-Hoo!!!

[my3boyz]

23. Ouch! That's gotta hurt! Why does she want to go out like this? She had an opportunity to go out

gracefully.

[billyoc]

24. If she doesn't knock off her bullshit

she'll be lucky if they let her make a SPEECH at the convention! :rofl:

[Hope And Change]

26. Superdelegate endorsements for Wednesday 6/4

Added Rep. Chris Van Hollen (MD) for Obama

Switched VP Walter Mondale (MN) from Clinton to Obama

Added Sen. Frank Lautenberg (NJ) for Obama

Added Gov. Phil Bredesen (TN) for Obama

Added DNC Gray Sasser (TN) for Obama

Added DNC Inez Crutchfield (TN) for Obama

Added Rep. Rahm Emanuel (IL) for Obama

Added Rep. Mike Doyle (PA) for Obama

Added Sen. Ken Salazar (CO) for Obama

Added Sen. Tom Harkin (IA) for Obama

Added Rep. Tom Udall (NM) for Obama

Added Sen. Ben Cardin (MD) for Obama

Added Sen. Herb Kohl (WI) for Obama

Switched DNC Karen Hale (UT) from Clinton to Obama

Added Sen. Ron Wyden (OR) for Obama

Added Terry Goddard (AZ)# for Obama

Added Rep. John Salazar (CO) for Obama

Added Rep. Mark Udall (CO) for Obama

Added DNC David Strauss (ND) for Obama

Added Sen. Tom Carper (DE) for Obama

Added Sen. Mary Landrieu (LA) for Obama

Switched Sen. Barbara Boxer (CA) from Clinton to Obama


http://demconwatch.blogspot.com/2008/06/superdelegate-endorsements-for.html

[Pisces]

27. Good news, Barbara is a big player!!

[DeschutesRiver]

28. someone help me out

is Barbara Boxer the one who has a relative married to someone in the Clinton family?

Because given the Clintons' vindictiveness, I would think future family potlucks won't go as well as they would say, for Maria and Arnold (at least their mixed party marriage doesn't seem to face the same family ire as I'd imagine with that Clinton bunch).

[sammytko]

31. Boxer's daughter married to Hill's brother

But they are divorcing or divorced.

[DeschutesRiver]

38. thanks. nt

[PoliticalAmazon]

29. WTF was with her waiting this long, anyway? Very disappointed in her. n/t

[WeDidIt]

32. A couple of reasons

She pledged to endorse who Californians chose.

Her daughter is married to Hillary's brother.

[PoliticalAmazon]

33. But Hillary pandered to bigots and used assassination as a campaign tool....

I don't care who her daughter is married to. Boxer continuing to support Hillary is an endorsement of Hillary's tactics.

Very disappointed.

[grantcart]

36. actually they had a messy divorce

it may have soured relations between the families more than is publicly acknowledged.

[Spider Jerusalem]

45. Well, he's lowlife scum

influence peddler, Presidential pardon broker, hundreds of thousands behind on child support...I suspect the fact that he's a worthless swine probably helped sour relations, too.

Worth noting: Boxer had said she'd vote for Clinton as a superdelegate, but wouldn't campaign or otherwise support her beyond that.

[grantcart]

47. well and she said that the onlly reason she was doing that was because

California voted for her. Of all the slaps that the Clinton's got I thought that was the hardest.

[4_Legs_Good]

34. Good work Senator!

I know she wanted to do this from the beginning, so it must be nice for her!

Way to go Boxer!

David

[biscotti]

37. That's a biggie!

That should convince all others to follow.

[succubus.blues]

39. Wow!!

This is a big deal. Boxer is my Senator and I disagree with her on many issues, but not this!

[Beaverhausen]

41. Boxer for VP!!!

[dzika]

46. Donate to Barbara Boxer's PAC!

https://secure.ga3.org/01/pacforachange

[dana_b]

51. thanks! I didn't know about that.

I will donate next paycheck.

[StevieM]

48. Sorry, but that is just hateful, wishful thinking. Her political capital is stronger then ever and

she has never been more relevant. She has gotten more votes for president that any person in American history, Democrat or Republican, in a primary. This kind of idiotic thinking is a laughing stock on the Hill.

Steve

[cascadiance]

49. You and your "diebold-style" vote counting philosophy can fantasize all you like!

But the "repeat a lie" often enough so it "becomes the truth" strategy isn't going to work on this message board.

[dana_b]

50. my favorite senator....

thanks Barbara!!!! :bounce:

[Liberal Veteran]

52. Would that make her "Judess" or "Judasess"?

[ruby slippers]

56. hmmm, I didn't know Boxer wasn't for Obama from the beginning. Interesting....

[MarjorieG]

58. think they're related by marriage. awkward.

[cynatnite]

59. Barbara Boxer's daughter married Hillary's brother n/t

[ruby slippers]

60. omg, I didn't know that either....oh well...guess it is better than being

Dick Cheney's long lost cousin....

[cynatnite]

57. Actually, this endorsement won't make an iota of difference...

as far as Hillary's status as a power player in the Dem party.

If she'd been forced to drop out early on in the primary season...yes, your statements would be true. She would be marginalized to a degree, but considering she's still a senator from a state like New York, Hillary Clinton is a major player and will be for some time to come.

Any switches have nothing to do with her political capital.

It has to do with Barack Obama's political capital. His is growing by leaps and bounds, but don't overly marginalize her. People have underestimated her before.

[Zachstar]

61. Ah the possible VP candidate!

[David Zephyr]

62. She's been my first choice for VP for many months here. I still say she is the one.

And she opposed the war like Obama. She would deliver Florida better than Hillary ever could.

[kevinmc]

64. Good for Boxer, now if we could get rid of Feinstein and get another Boxer .....

I would be happy.