ahead now; he picked up a couple and a union today.
Obama catches Clinton in Capitol Hill endorsements
By Klaus Marre
Posted: 05/08/08 09:43 PM
Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) has finally caught Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) in Capitol Hill endorsements.
When unpledged superdelegates Brad Miller (D-N.C.) and Rick Larsen (D-Wash.) became the latest members of Congress to endorse the Illinois senator on Thursday, Obama for the first time in the Democratic presidential primary race tied Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (N.Y.) in the number of public endorsements from lawmakers.
Ten months ago, Clinton led Obama in endorsements from legislators, 51-22. Three months ago, she was up 90-62.
Long gone are the days in which it seemed more than unlikely that a first term senator could get more pledged support among members of Congress than a former first lady whose roots reach deep into the party.
As though he knew that Thursday would be the day in which he caught Clinton in yet another statistic, Obama made a triumphant visit to the House floor earlier in the day and enjoyed a celebrity’s welcome.
What makes his latest feat so impressive, apart from the fact that many of the Democrats in the House worked closely together with President Clinton in the 1990s and knew the former first lady from that time, is that it is not just the young lawmakers who have been captivated by Obama’s message of hope and change.
http://thehill.com/campaign-2008/obama-catches-clinton-in-capitol-hill-endorsements-2008-05-08.html
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