Comments on: What’s in an Endorsement?

By: Presidential election 2008 |Republicans Vs. Democrats » What’s in an Endorsement?

Tue, 05 Feb 2008 04:27:39 +0000

[...] Heath Haussamen wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptOn the Democratic side, Hillary Clinton has her endorsers, too, including The New York Times and some high-profile figures in her own party, but it is Obama who seems, at least recently, to have attracted the big names: Ted Kennedy (and … Read the rest of this great post here Posted by [...]

By: G_Hendricks

G_Hendricks — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 22:31:56 +0000

Well, actually Obama has more experience getting things done and working with people than the Hillmeister, albeit on a local level.

And Ike, a Republican, worked hand-in-hand with a Democratic Congress, perhaps the last Prez to work hand-in-hand with the opposite party, or, as modern politicos from both sides would call 'em, the enemy. So that boosts Obama's message of bipartisanship. Also, there was a “Democrats for Ike” movement behind him nearly thirty years before Reagan. So good, good. Who does Hill have? George McGovern?

By: pacatrue

pacatrue — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 20:05:49 +0000

My thoughts are the same as Paul's. The impact of endorsements depends upon the candidate. I think Obama's endorsements help, because one of the greatest problems he has to deal with is people worrying about his experience. When people with experience say Obama's okay, it can remove the worries of some people. With someone like Clinton, did the NY Times endorsement of her tell us anything about her that we did not know already?

By: PaulSilver

PaulSilver — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 19:40:08 +0000

The less I know about a candidate the more important are endorsements. If those endorsements give me a sense of what the candidate is likely to stand for.

Contrariwise, the more I know about a candidate the less the relevance of endorsements.