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Bill Bradley Backs Barack Obama
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ABC News' Karen Travers Reports: Former Sen. Bill Bradley has endorsed Sen. Barack Obama and will travel to New Hampshire on Monday.
Bradley will have events in New Hampshire throughout the day targeting independent voters who can select which primary they will vote in on Tuesday. (Bradley's message in 2000 was largely aimed at independent voters).
"Barack Obama has a unique opportunity to create the broadest possible coalition of people who will be interested in change in the positive sense," Bradley told ABC News in a phone interview. "There is a difference between a leader and a manager. He's a leader. He has a vision."
Bradley said he waited until after Iowa to make his official endorsement. A source close to the senator said that he has waited until now to endorse because he wanted to give former Sen. John Edwards a shot in Iowa first.
"I like John Edwards a lot, I have a lot of respect for him. And I wanted to give him a shot to make his case in Iowa."
Bradley thought Obama had a strong performance in last night's ABC News debate in Manchester, N.H.
"His point about words really hit home and his larger vision came through. That's the difference between a leader and a manager," Bradley said.
Bradley's sense is that independent voters "want to make history" with their vote and they will vote in the Democratic primary on Tuesday, which he says is a good sign for Obama.
Bradley is a former Democratic senator from New Jersey and ran for his party's nomination in 2000, losing to former Vice President Al Gore.
A high-level Obama campaign staffer confirmed the endorsement late Saturday night on the condition of anonymity.
ABC News' Sunlen Miller contributed to this report.
January 5, 2008 in Kucinich, Dennis, Tancredo, Tom | Permalink | User Comments (77)
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Who cares?
Posted by: Gary | Jan 6, 2008 12:08:21 AM
I agree with Gary. WHO CARES? He is a relic, just like Hill 'n Bill.
GO FRED!
Posted by: Leslie | Jan 6, 2008 12:10:48 AM
this is the big step in the right direction and i think there is more to come. I'm loving it!!!
Posted by: Olamaxx | Jan 6, 2008 12:20:24 AM
Bradley is hardly a relic ...
he's not part of the establishment (which is the distinguishing factor between Obama and the Clintons, not age!) - has taken some amazing stands on issues ... great man ... I think his sponsorship is a great thing for Obama! Thanks for the infol
Posted by: anna b | Jan 6, 2008 12:23:06 AM
Come on in you're welcome, but very late to this party. Obama 08
Posted by: disabledOIFvet | Jan 6, 2008 12:23:41 AM
Execuse me, The American People will decide who will be the next President of the United States. Respectfully yours.
Posted by: Samson Lim | Jan 6, 2008 12:25:10 AM
Great news. Bill Bradley is someone of who has been an outsider who took on the establishment himself. I welcome this strong endorsement. Change We Can Believe In is here to stay.
Obama '08
Posted by: M08 | Jan 6, 2008 12:40:03 AM
The bigger point is that this may very well trigger other bigger endorsements for Barack.
Posted by: jane | Jan 6, 2008 12:40:37 AM
Yeah, I disagree with the "who cares" comments. I love Bill Bradley, and wish he'd gone further in his own presidential campaign. Notice how all the smart people want Obama? Just saying...
Posted by: John D. | Jan 6, 2008 12:44:48 AM
Excellent! I love Senator Bradley, he was one of the good guys in the Senator. Senator Bradley is ethical, and a morally good.
Great! Now, waiting patiently on (Vice) President Al Gore.
Posted by: Lynn | Jan 6, 2008 12:45:19 AM
Bradley and Obama are very alike--talkers, not doers.
Posted by: amberglow | Jan 6, 2008 12:55:02 AM
Bradley a relic? Go Fred? I think you have the wrong one tagged as a relic.
Posted by: Steve | Jan 6, 2008 1:10:19 AM
I would lose total respect for Al Gore if he took the VP under Obama. The only reason he would is because he knows that Obama has not a clue to how things are done in Washington DC. Yes, sometimes I dont like how things are done but I know that outsiders will not change it, only insiders that know it can successfully change the system. This is true with all big beaucracies.
Posted by: Matters? | Jan 6, 2008 1:11:55 AM
Who is bill Bradley.He is nobody.
Posted by: vincent | Jan 6, 2008 1:35:15 AM
Carl, you should learn to read all of something before you criticize. Jumping on the bandwagon now is different than after 10 months of being vetted as the nominee. You wait and see but I almost guarantee that it will not be the same in the general. Iraq and the Economy are teetering and if, hopefully they wont, they fall then inexperience will stick out like a sore thumb.
Foolish is wanting a President that has been in Washington one year and expecting him to be able to even know what "Change" is or can be attained. So go for it but dont call me foolish for wanting an experienced candidate.
Hillary is suffering from years of Republican negative ads, when they start on Obama's lack of experience then tell me how foolish I sound like. You will be sounding foolish for supporting him. I am not a fan of really any of the candidates but I want experience and I know of many republicans and independents that are very well read and educated that will go nowhere near any of the inexperienced candidates. Like I said party nominations and the general are totally different animals...
Posted by: Matters? | Jan 6, 2008 1:39:38 AM
Wow, you Hillary supporters are SO bitter. I imagine it's only going to get worse from here on out.
Posted by: Jeff | Jan 6, 2008 1:53:17 AM
the guy who said he is not supporting any of the candidates and touts experience has this magic wand, you have shown your truly colors that you are a hillary fan, thats sad, you guys are hiding now, under the OBAMA momentum and train, how the hell can you support your candidate in times of crisis. Trust me, Hillary is a fraud, she can handle the pressure of having been a front runner, how can she handle being an underdog now, screaming on top of her voice, what a disgrace, shame on her.
Posted by: benjaminkwaku | Jan 6, 2008 1:56:49 AM
Actually I am not even a democrat. I have voted for the last couple democratic presidential candidates because they had the one thing I care about - EXPERIENCE!!!
I am not going into hiding, I am going back to supporting the Republicans and I guarantee you in the general most independents will too, unless it is Huckabee.
Change will become second fiddle to the economy if things continue to get worse. Obama has not been vetted at all in this process and when Carl Rove gets a going then you will wish you had Hillary. Whatever, matters what I say and it doesnt matter what you say. So good luck and have fun in November...
Posted by: Matters? | Jan 6, 2008 2:19:23 AM
Welcome aboard Bill Bradley! You are now part of an amazing grassroots movement getting stronger every day. Obama 08!
Posted by: Katy | Jan 6, 2008 2:31:01 AM
Experience...There are many who have that inside the Beltway, there's the custodial staff, the cooks, the maintence staff, the medical staff, the cleaning staff and all the permanent civil servants. Oh.. Cheney and Rumsfield.
I want vision, brains, integrity and courage to do the right thing.
Obama '08..He's the one,,,,now is the time
Posted by: Imani De la Perez | Jan 6, 2008 2:47:58 AM
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