Since I last updated you on Sen. John Kerry's endorsement, several other well-known politicians have stepped up and backed Barack Obama.
The first is Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano. Naplolitano will not only help Obama in Arizona, but also in Nevada and with women in general -- especially in that region. I also believe that Obama will pick up more of Bill Richardson's votes -- he dropped out of the race mid-week -- in that region than either Hillary Clinton or John Edwards. There's a hundred reasons why, but that's just the way I feel. Another discussion, another day.
Today, Obama picked up two more big endorsements from Democratic senators -- Nebraska's Ben Nelson and Missouri's Claire McCaskill. Here's a little more info on both, from the A.P.:
Presidential hopeful Barack Obama has won the endorsement of two fellow Democratic senators from the heartland — Ben Nelson, a popular moderate in largely Republican Nebraska and Claire McCaskill from Missouri, historically a bellwether in presidential contests.
Nelson said Saturday he believes Obama has ability to bridge the partisan divide and to carry Democratic candidates across the country to victory in 2008. Nelson, pledging his support for his Illinois colleague, said Obama has "the greatest potential to ending the bitterness and poisonous atmosphere in Washington."
McCaskill plans to announce her support for the Illinois senator Sunday, according to an Obama aide and a McCaskill staffer who spoke Saturday on condition of anonymity so as not to upstage the announcement.
Her endorsement is expected to be a major boost for Obama in Missouri, one of nearly two dozen states holding primaries or caucuses on Feb. 5, and could help Obama woo female voters in his race against New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, his chief rival for the Democratic nomination.
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