Iowa Congressman Loebsack Endorsing Obama

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DRinOH wrote on December 17, 2007 9:27 AM:

I know it's from fox news, but this column is worth checking out since Dick Morris wrote it.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,316905,00.html

bridoc wrote on December 17, 2007 9:46 AM:

Urg, I don't even want to give them the advertising revenue for their website...can you paraphrase? :P

Goldie wrote on December 17, 2007 9:50 AM:

maybe just an oversight, but lest you forgot your recent post: while Gov. Culver is offically neutral, his wife is endorsing John Edwards. Sometimes I wonder if you are also getting caught up in the traditional media framing of the race being a contest only between Obama and Clinton. just saying.
http://tpmelectioncentral.com/2007/12/iowa_congressman_loebsack_endorsing_obama.php#comments

bridoc wrote on December 17, 2007 9:58 AM:

I am no fan of the MSM, but really, I don't think Edwards has a chance in hell of winning the nomination, and I think most people realize that. Even if he somehow pulled out a win in Iowa, he doesn't have the numbers in the other early primaries. Don't get me wrong, I like Edwards, he's definitely my second choice after Obama, but it just isn't happening I'm afraid, unless something CRAZY happens.

If it was on the Republican side where they are busy juggling idiots and willing to shoot anyone up to frontrunner status just based on hype, maybe he'd be on top, but the Dems have had two pretty clear frontrunners for the entire race, and Edwards has been solidly on the second tier. At least he isn't on the 5th tier with the rest of them....I'm really not even sure why they were even running in the first place. At least Kucinich used his candidacy to talk about impeachment and real healthcare reform, but yeah, the others haven't contributed anything really.

goldie wrote on December 17, 2007 10:20 AM:

bridoc: I respectfully disagree--'most' people do not realize that Edwards cannot win the nomination. Many people believe he CAN win the nomination. Remember, not that long ago, Obama was in the high 2nd tier. Only recently has he surged. Edwards has been in the first tier for quite some time and the national polling shows he's the Dem. that can beat EVERY 'R', which cannot be said of both Hillary and Barak. You're entitled to your opinion, but as someone unfortunatly transplanted to the midwest from New England and then CA (areas of more diversity and tolerance), once they get in the polling booth and no matter what they say in public, the folks out here in the boondocks might have a bit of a harder time casting their votes for a minority. Look what happened to Ken Blackwell in Ohio--he didn't even get the same % of votes as did Mike DeWine did against Sherrod Brown. Also, the only person on the statewide Dem. ticket that didn't get elected and was defeated by a 'R' was Barbara Sykes, an African-American, evn though she was extremely qualified. There's still a lot of prejudice out here in 'middle America', unfortunately.

DTM wrote on December 17, 2007 10:20 AM:

bridoc,

I think it is a bit misleading to suggest Edwards is "second tier", unless it is a second tier consisting solely of himself. That is because both nationally and in early states like NH and SC, he is the clear third choice. And personally, I think that gives him a chance if he can come out of both Iowa and NH with momentum, a scenario which I don't think can be ruled out at this time.

Jeremy wrote on December 17, 2007 10:37 AM:

It's nice to see that my congressman has such good judgment.

loki wrote on December 17, 2007 11:17 AM:

Obama the conservative? Very interesting article:

http://tinyurl.com/27tvnh

DRinOH wrote on December 17, 2007 11:18 AM:

I think Bridoc is right. I'm in the same boat, I really like the guy and he's my clear second choice after Obama, but I just don't think he has enough going for him outside of Iowa.

What Huckabee is doing in Iowa can be extrapolated to nationwide gains, but that's attributed to the general malaise on the republican side about their field of candidates. On the dem side, most of the voters are satisfied with their candidates and, for the most part, are looking at this as a two horse race. While a win in Iowa (which I think he'll get) will certainly generate a little momentum for Edwards in New Hampshire, it wont be enough to win there, and the same can be said for South Carolina. He's just not doing well enough in the other early state to make the most out of whatever he gets in Iowa.

RNV wrote on December 17, 2007 11:56 AM:

This is after criticizing Hillary! Hypocrisy?

http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalradar/2007/12/obamas-friendly.html

Obama's Friendly Questioner
December 17, 2007 12:03 AM

ABC News' Sunlen Miller Reports: Senator Barack Obama, D-Ill., received a very friendly question from a campaign volunteer at an official event -- a practice the campaign admits is not the norm.

Eighteen-year-old student Jim Mohler was called on by Obama during the question and answer section of a town hall in Estherville, Iowa, and asked, "Right now, as I understand it, the tax limit is $97,000 which means like the most anyone can pay on taxes is what they would pay on $97,000, but yet we have people like Warren Buffett and Bill Gates that are making billions upon billions of dollars and are still paying taxes on $97,000 is anyway we can make them pay taxes on what they're making?"

Obama thoroughly answered Mohler, then commented, “Good question,” before moving on to another.

The question was very similar to an anecdote which Obama regularly recites on the campaign trail.

Mr. Unite Us wrote on December 17, 2007 12:14 PM:

Underreported

The mayor of Des Moines endorsed Obama

kjoe wrote on December 17, 2007 1:15 PM:

I have to wonder if Dick Morris is trying to install Bill Clinton as Hillary's top campaign strategist, getting rid of mark Penn, and setting himself up for future employment. Party on.

anonymous wrote on December 17, 2007 1:49 PM:

Just to fact check one thing (I'm a Dem, and Loebsack is a very nice man, but still, it bothers me this happened), Loebsack didn't run as a write-in because no other candidate filed. He ran as a write-in because his campaign was too incompetent to get the petitions done. He won very unexpectedly as part of a wave in a state that has straight ticket balloting.

If I was going to trust a Congressman's endorsement in Iowa, it would be Braley.

DTM wrote on December 17, 2007 3:17 PM:

If people are interested, I suggest they follow RNV's link and read the full story.

Bupalos wrote on December 17, 2007 3:50 PM:

I think the reason Edwards is being treated as "second tier" right now is his funding situation. I really don't know why he took the fed funds at this point. Whoever the nominee finally is, I doubt that fundraising will be a problem once they break out. It's a problem right now because we have this three way split. Edwards basically sold out his strength in the general in order to win the primary. But that ends up making him weaker in the primary, since democrats can't get over the notion that the general is going to be so hard for them.

Personally, I think all the signs point squarely towards cakewalk, and I wouldn't hesitate to vote for him on those grounds. In fact, it seems to me he is in a lot of ways the most traditionally Democratic candidate. He'd be my choice if I didn't think Obama was a kind of special opportunity that the party would be foolish to miss out on.

But for the life of me, I can't figure out why we need a DLC candidate this year.

JoseyJ wrote on December 17, 2007 7:19 PM:

Well I see that TPM is still emulating the MSM - with no mention of Edwards.
However - here's the list of lobbyists endorsing Obama - and others.
NOTE: Edwards is not on the list!

http://www.rollcall.com/politics/kstendorsements.html

JoseyJ wrote on December 17, 2007 7:20 PM:

No mention on TPM of Iowa governor's wife endorsing Edwards.

Anonymous wrote on December 17, 2007 8:29 PM:

JoseyJ wrote on December 17, 2007 7:19 PM:

Well I see that TPM is still emulating the MSM - with no mention of Edwards.

From the TPM piece these comments are appearing under:

"...and Bruce Braley is supporting John Edwards."

Don't let facts get in your way.

JoseyJ wrote on December 17, 2007 7:20 PM:

No mention on TPM of Iowa governor's wife endorsing Edwards.

Any word yet on the who the governor's third cousin is endorsing?

votenic wrote on December 17, 2007 9:44 PM:

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