Superdelegate bingo: Gov. Dave Freudenthal of Wyoming backs Obama

Despite being a Clinton appointee, another Western state governor has lent his support to Senator Barack Obama’s candidacy for the Democratic nomination, following on the heels of Governor Bill Richardson’s recent, similar endorsement. Discussing Obama’s visit to his state in advance of last month’s caucuses, Governor Dave Freudenthal said large, enthusiastic crowds “…paid attention and [...]

Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) endorses Barack Obama

“Barack has been a proven agent for change and advocate for middle-class Americans,” U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar said.
Klobuchar, the junior Senator from Minnesota, compared the Illinois Senator to the late Vice President Hubert Humphrey, also a former Minnesota senator. She said Obama speaks “with a different voice, bringing a new perspective and inspiring a real [...]

Minnesota is growing more colorful

One of the biggest surprises on SuperTuesday was how wrong the advance surveys were in predicting the preference of Minnesota Democrats when they arrived in unprecedented multitudes to caucus on February 5th, 2008. Most projections were estimating a nearly even split between the two front-runners, but when the counting was done Senator Clinton had [...]