Political Wire: Villaraigosa Endorses Clinton
Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) “has won the endorsement of Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, a rising star in national Democratic politics and one of the nation’s top Hispanic elected officials,” reports the AP. “Clinton campaign officials have actively sought Villaraigosa’s backing, even enlisting former President Clinton recently to woo Villaraigosa over dinner at a tony New York steak house.”
“A popular figure in the nation’s second-largest city, analysts expect Villaraigosa to have a promising future in national politics or in statewide office in California. He is widely popular among Hispanic voters, who make up an increasingly large percentage of Democratic voters in California and many other states.”
Meanwhile:
Political Wire: Giuliani Gets Freeh Endorsement
Louis Freeh, the FBI Director appointed by President Bill Clinton, “is going over to the other side in a big way today — endorsing Republican presidential hopeful Rudy Giuliani,” the New York Daily News reports.
“The high-profile endorsement is a boon to the former mayor, whose views on security and terrorism can only benefit from having an international lawman like Freeh in his corner.”