Perhaps, those of you who visit this blog often would like me to spend more time talking about the presidential race. After all, Politics is the title of this blog. I think like everyone else I am a bit saturated with the topic, but..........
"The Washington Post" reported on Tuesday that Sen. Barack Obama (D-Il) was endorsed by Washington, DC's newly elected Mayor Adrian M. Fenty (D), who is actually ten months younger than me (I'm 37, he's 36).
In a story by David Nakamara, it was reported that there was speculation that Fenty would wait until his close friend New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg (I) would decide if he was running.
Mayor Fenty's adviser Jim Hudson raised $600,000 for Obama at a political fund-raiser. The Illinois Senator is even ahead of Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) in fund-raising for the Democratic nomination.
Fenty joins Chicago Mayor Richard Daley (D) and Newark, NJ, Mayor Cory Booker (D), who was the subject of the excellent documentary film "Street Fight," in endorsing Obama.
Another Democratic presidential candidate, former NC Sen. John Edwards is schuled to speak in my hometown of Roanoke, Va., tomorrow night. The event was originally planned for April but was rescheduled due to the tragic Virginia Tech shootings.
In Republican news, I heard that Sen. John McCain was telling voters in Claremont, NH, that reports of his political demise (based on financial woes in the campaign) were greatly exaggerated. We'll see............
Links:
http://dc.gov/mayor/fenty06.com
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