On Monday, Democratic Rep. Chet Edwards of Waco, Texas endorsed Barack Obama for the Democratic nomination for President.
With the Texas primary and precinct conventions only two weeks away, this is another feather in the cap for Obama. And of course, that also means one more Superdelegate vote for Obama.
You can read the local response from the Waco Tribune:
http://www.wacotrib.com/...
U.S. Rep. Chet Edwards, D-Waco, today endorsed Barack Obama’s bid for the White House, saying the U.S. senator from Illinois would work across party lines to unite the country...
As chairman of the U.S. House subcommittee over military construction and veterans affairs, Edwards worked on a bipartisan basis to pass the largest increase in veterans’ funding in the 77-year history of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. On March 4, he will receive the Veterans of Foreign Wars highest award given annually to only one member of Congress.
That last sentence is really interesting. Edwards will receive the VFW's highest award on March 4th. Hmmm.... what else happens on that day?
Other interesting notes:
Edwards has been in Congress since 1991, and is the second most senior member of Texas congressional delegation.
Edwards was one of the only Democrats to survive in 2006, after the Tom DeLay gerrymandering of Texas' congressional districts. He won in an overwhelmingly Republican district.
In fact, Edwards represents the central Texas 17th Congressional District, which coincidentally encompasses Crawford, the location of Bush's ranch.
This once again points out how Red State Democrats are clamoring for Obama to get the nomination. They know that they are much less likely to survive with Clinton at the top of the ticket.
Finally, according to MSNBC:
With the endorsement of Rep. Chet Edwards (D-TX) of Obama today, the superdelegate total is now: Clinton 257, Obama 184. (Since Feb. 5, Obama has gotten 14 superdelegate endorsements, while Clinton has lost a net of three.)