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House Majority Whip to Endorse Tuesday
May 29, 2008 1:48 PM
Rep. Jim Clyburn, D-SC, the House Majority Whip, told the Stamford (Conn.) Advocate that he will announce whom he as a superdelegate is backing on the last primary day of the season, Tuesday June 3.
"As the House majority whip, I didn't want to interject myself into the process," Clyburn told the paper. That said, he voted in the South Carolina primary. "I'm not undecided, just unpledged."
The question is not whether Clyburn will come out for Sen. Barack Obama, D-Illinois, but how many other Representatives come off the fence.
- jpt
UPDATE: I'm told the report that Clyburn will announce at 11 am Tuesday is not true -- that he will be on a plane at that time.
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Vickie:
Well, I can tell you this much. Conservative Republicans are not at all happy with McCain.
If there's one sure way to get Republicans fired up for this election----have Hillary Clinton on the Democratic ticket.
That's all it would take for Republicans to come running to the polls in November!
She has the highest negative polls in nominee history. Fact.
Posted by: Mary, MI | May 29, 2008 4:19:06 PM
Hmmmmm.....I wonder who that will be? DUH! These people who try to act like they're neutral, are just too funny. Maybe Donna Brazile can join Clyburn on stage and just get her endorsement over with too.
I can't wait until the SDs Watch the video of father Pfleger at Trinity church! SDs are going to start RUNNING from Mr. Hope.
Posted by: Vickie | May 29, 2008 4:10:09 PM
Thank you Ondioline. If you would refer to my earlier comment about TRUE Democrats...
Never McCain.
Posted by: Mary, MI | May 29, 2008 4:07:15 PM
These comments are beautiful. One clown is thinking about voting for John Dubya McCain because he claims Obama is tainted by lobbyists. Practically everyone John McCain knows, including his wife and his mother, are lobbyists if you follow recent trends. Just about every other day, some wet rat is jumping off John McCain's sinking ship because people are starting to see through the "Straight Talking Maverick" nonsense and the truth is coming out. Meanwhile, Hillary supporters are commenting about how Barack "played dirty" in Chicago 12 years ago and how he's not the saint that the big, bad media points him out to be. You sad, tragic fake-Democrat victims! Hillary said months ago that the primary in Michigan wouldn't count. Now she's demanding that it will so that she can linger in the spotlight a little longer, pretending that she still has a chance. She's not fooling anyone but you... Bill and Hillary blame everyone but themselves for their problems. "Ken Starr made Bill show the intern his pecker..." "Obama made Hillary talk about Bobby Kennedy's assassination..." "The Media tricked Hillary into thinking the primaries would be over after Super Tuesday..." Sad. A U.S. Senator is talking about the glass ceiling like she's some downtrodden housewife who could've had a career but stayed home to bake cookies. Wait? Isn't that a Hillary quote?
Posted by: Ondioline | May 29, 2008 4:03:25 PM
I wonder if Clyburn will endorse Obama...LOL!
Posted by: Stacey | May 29, 2008 3:55:48 PM
A contest between McCain and Obama will come down to love of country and who will best protect America's interests. McCain wins that contest hands down.
He'll have the support of Republicans, Reagan Democrats, Moderates, and Independents. Some of these will be former Obama voters who have learned much more about this unknown candidate since they voted in the primaries and don't like what they've learned.
Posted by: HoosierSue | May 29, 2008 3:54:09 PM
Sorry, but if there was dirt on Barack Obama the Clintons would have used it already.
Posted by: Mary, MI | May 29, 2008 3:47:02 PM
dwc 2:56:27 You are correct. As a southern Illinois resident I can tell you the only thing that matters in this state is Chicago. Over the last 3 months, I have repeatedly posted similar comments to yours and they have been removed or not used (MSNBC.) I hope your's and glenn mcgahee's stay on. I do believe the press waiting this long was intentional. I do believe more things will come out-because they are there. The DNC will end up looking really bad. I will never vote for Barack Obama.
Posted by: RL in Illinois | May 29, 2008 3:45:28 PM
This is more proof that the democratic party wants to lose in November.
Maybe his loss will be McGovern-like.
Posted by: toby | May 29, 2008 3:42:19 PM
This Democrat will not vote for McCain under ANY circumstance. Anyone who says they'll vote for either Clinton or McCain is NOT a Democrat--plain and simple.
There are HUGE differences between McCain and Obama.
Take a look at McCain's platform and then tell me how any true Democrat could ever support his positions.
Go ahead Democrats. Pick ONE position that you are passionate about and then go online to find out where John McCain stands on the issue.
Posted by: Mary, MI | May 29, 2008 3:41:27 PM
WHY does this man need a press conference for this?
When everybody plus the animals all know who this fool endorsing.
Posted by: toby | May 29, 2008 3:38:25 PM
Clyburn's announcement shouldn't make a ripple as everyone has known all along he wants Obama to be the nominee, just as Dean and Pelosi do. I think they are all legends in their own minds anyway. By the way, CNN has actually posted a story today about Obama playing hardball politics in his first run for state senate in 1996. Voters from downstate Illinois have known all along he isn't the saint the press has made him out to be, but then again Chicago is the only place in Illinois that Obama and other state politicans consider important. Where was this kind of story 6 months ago? Now that he seems to have the nomination cinched, the press will probably shock him into reality and actually start vetting him as they should have long ago. If they had done their jobs then, the Democratic party maybe wouldn't be in the mess it is today. At least a lot of us can just sit back and say "I told you so" when the great change doesn't happen afterall.
Posted by: dwc | May 29, 2008 2:56:27 PM
Clyburn is totally idiot. He fooled the people.
Posted by: kerry | May 29, 2008 2:55:20 PM
Glenn Mcgahee that was excellent. I wish people would take a moment to step back and analyse.
Posted by: you said it well | May 29, 2008 2:53:42 PM
The Democratic leadership's fix for Obama is in. One should think long and hard about what that says about who stands for change in the Dem Party- the Clintons or Obama.
Posted by: hopesprings52 | May 29, 2008 2:51:28 PM
Wednesday can't come soon enough.
Posted by: The Commander Guy | May 29, 2008 2:44:09 PM
The DNC chose a long time ago. Its unfortunate that the insiders that Obama says he's fighting against are the very ones that are making sure he is the nominee. It doesn't matter that in the states that have primaries as opposed to caucus', Hillary swamps Obama. Look at the Caucus states, they can't even tell us how many people participated. I don't care if Obama is black or white or red, he has climbed up through the ranks not on his own merit,but on a marketing campaign designed after American Idol. I wonder how long it will take before people learn about Obama's associations with the lobbyists and corporations that he says he loathes. When are the people gonna take back our power? We got 2 terms of George Bush through this type of shenanigans, he was the "uniter" last time. Obama may be a nice guy, but I want someone who can fight for us working stiffs, not someone who knows how to game the system. Obama is an amateur. Once again, I blame the corporate press for hoodwinking the public. At least I know that McCain is a patriot that will do whats best for the country. For the first time in my life, I may be voting for a Republican.
Posted by: glenn mcgahee | May 29, 2008 2:43:41 PM
considering the enormous AA voteslide for B O it seems pathetically prophetic that he would follow this path.....
Posted by: feh! | May 29, 2008 2:41:37 PM
Mary, MI | Jimmy Carter lost because he was the worst president up until now. I'm from Georgia and I voted for him in 1980 but only because my roommate had bet someone that Carter would be able to carry Georgia.
Posted by: Life long | May 29, 2008 2:36:22 PM
hahahahaha HA commander guy you are as sick as HIlly honest this is now funny.You know all the supers count no matter who.So many of you know nothing about the election set up and you should do your home work before opening your mouths.
Posted by: Honest | May 29, 2008 2:36:20 PM
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