Big Endorsement due at 6:30 pm tonight.
A big national endorsement that Obama will unveil at 6:30 pm ET tonight.... a conspicuous Clinton deserter, perhaps? I don't know.
I think Mark Halperin knows... but is dansac in the know? This one would take the cake
Marc Ambinder through really has the pieces put together. All signs point to Edwards.
Huffington Post nearly makes it official.
And below, details of the recently announced new book from Senator Jim Webb. I gotta say, the timing and Message really couldn't be more perfect... Jim just moved to the front of my Probable Line. I'll buy the book today and can't wait to read it asap.
Marc previews the content... a meshed fit for Obama's perceived weakness.
"A Time To Fight: Reclaiming a Just And Fair America" is Webb's most explicitly political to date, and it takes some potshots at the Democratic establishment. (Newsy!) Webb writes about martial values and military service, but his main subject is what he terms the "forgotten" working class. He blends history and contemporary observations and sketches out the policies that would work toward the end of reclaiming America for average joes and janes. The timing, again, is impeccable: right when Obama is starting to look around, ah, here's a guy who can go toe-to-toe with John McCain on national security, is beloved by white working class voters, puts Virginia into play instantly, and has a charming way with the media.
From Random house
Jim Webb—the bestselling author and now the celebrated, outspoken U.S. Senator from Virginia—presents a clear-eyed, hard-hitting plan of attack for putting government to work for the people, rather than special interests, and for restoring the country's standing around the world.
Infused with the intelligence, force, and firebrand style that has earned Senator Jim Webb enormous national attention from his earlest days in office, A Time to Fight offers a thorough and provocative assessment of the thorniest issues Americans face today, along with cogent solutions drawn from Webb's lifetime of experience as a much-decorated Marine, a widely traveled, award-winning journalist and novelist, a highly placed member of the Reagan administration, a Senator with a son who fought as a Marine in Iraq and, perhaps most important, a proud scion of America's vast but frequently ignored working class.
Webb exposes how America has entered a dangerous, unprecedented cycle of seemingly unsolvable unknowns. Our economic policies, particularly in this age of globalization, have produced widely divergent results leading to a country calcifying along class lines. Our demographic makeup has been altered dramatically and is set to keep on changing, through both legal and illegal immigration. Our editorialists and politicians talk about the American dream, and some urge us to bring democracy to the rest of the world. But more than two million Americans are now in prison, by far the highest incarceration rate in the so-called advanced world. Our foreign policy is confused, without clear direction; increasingly vulnerable to such largely unexamined long-term threats as China's emerging power while it has become bogged down in the never-ending struggles of the Middle East. As this drift toward societal regression has taken place, America's leadership has largely been paralyzed, unable or unwilling to stop the slide. "Where are the leaders?" Webb asks. "Has our political process become so compromised by powerful interest groups and the threat of character assassination that even the best among us will not dare to speak honestly about the solutions that might bring us back to common sense and fundamental fairness?"
Through vivid personal narratives of the struggles members of his family faced, and citing the courageous actions of presidents ranging from Andrew Jackson to Teddy Roosevelt to Dwight Eisenhower, A Time to Fight provides specific, viable ideas for restoring fairness to our economic system, correcting the direction of national security efforts, ending America's military occupation of Iraq, and developing greater government accountability. Webb brings a fresh perspective to political dynamics that have shaped our country. His stirring, populist manifesto calls upon voters to make the choices that will change America for the better in this election season.
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Obama gets new, non-national, low profile, but significant Superdelegate Mike Morgan.
Unity Fundraising is Announced
As part of the agreement, a new entity, "Democratic White House Victory Fund," has been formed. The fund will allow both candidates to raise money for the Party, forming one joint fundraising committee account that will accept money for the nominee's primary and general election and for the DNC.
According to Halperin, it won't accept money from PAC's or Lobbiests... score one for Barack.
Full Press Release
Dean Announces Joint Fundraising Agreement with Clinton and Obama Campaigns
Washington, DC -Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean announced today that the DNC has signed a joint fundraising agreement with the Clinton and Obama campaigns.
As part of the agreement, a new entity, "Democratic White House Victory Fund," has been formed. The fund will allow both candidates to raise money for the Party, forming one joint fundraising committee account that will accept money for the nominee’s primary and general election and for the DNC.
"The Democratic Party is incredibly fortunate to have two strong candidates who have generated transformational enthusiasm across the country. We’ve seen historic turnout as new voters have come out to show their support for our candidates and fundraising numbers have been through the roof," said Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean.
"While this is a close primary, at the end of the day both of our candidates understand that this election is about the future of our country. In signing this agreement, Senator Clinton and Senator Obama are demonstrating their commitment to unifying our party and ensuring that we have the resources needed to win the White House, no matter who the nominee is. The message is clear. Democrats are unified to put a Democrat back in the White House so we can get our economy back on track, bring our troops home and finally do something about our ailing health care system."