Pennsylvania Sen. Bob Casey Endorses Barack Obama

Democratic Pennsylvania Sen. Bob Casey announced his endorsement of presidential candidate Barack Obama today. The announcement set the start of Obama's Pennsylvania campaign leading to Pennsylvania's April 22 primary.

"I believe in my heart that there is one person who's uniquely qualified to lead us in that new direction and that is Barack Obama," Casey said at a campaign rally in Pittsburgh, according to the
Pennsylvania Sen. Bob Casey Endorses Barack Obama
Date: March 28, 2008
Pittsburg, PA
United States of America
Associated Press.

Casey's announcement came as a surprise to some. Previously, Casey stated he would remain neutral in the race. Casey is also Catholic, which may make his endorsement particularly potent for other Catholic voters.

According to Fox News' election headquarters, Obama's campaign is hoping Casey's endorsement will help the presidential candidate "make inroads" with White working-class voters. Casey's endorsement may also make inroads with Pennsylvania's Catholic voters, who according to past Pennsylvania polls have favored Senator Hillary Clinton over Obama.

Pennsylvania could be an important step for Obama's campaign. According to MarketWatch.com, Pennsylvania is the "next prize" in the Democratic struggle for the nomination. Pennsylvania has 158 pledged delegates up for grabs, which could make a big difference for either candidate.

According to recent polls, Obama leads Clinton among pledged delegates 1408-1251. However, Clinton currently leads among super-delegates, which makes Casey's endorsement all the more important for Obama. Overall, Obama has a delegate lead of 1629-1506. It will take 2,025 delegates to win the Democratic party nomination.

Despite Barack Obama's apparent lead among delegates, he had fallen behind Clinton in polls leading up to Pennsylvania's primary. However, according to today's Rasmussen Reports Daily Presidential Tracking Poll, Obama has once again edged out ahead of Clinton. According to the poll, Obama leads Clinton 46% to 44%. The report states that while the lead is not statistically significant, "it is the first time Obama has had any advantage over Clinton in a week."

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THANK GOODNESS YOUR FIRST EMPLOYER DID NOT HAVE YOUR MIND SET..OR ELSE YOU MAY NEVER HAVE GOTTEN ANY WORK EXPERIENCE AND CONSEQUENTLY COULD HAVE REMAINED UNEMPLOYED FOR YOUR WHOLE LIFE...MAYBE YOU ARE? I LIKE HILARY, AND WHEN WAS SHE PRESIDENT?OR ARE YOU SAYING BILL IS HILARY W/A NAME CHG?? LAST I CHECKED NEVER...NONE OF THEM HAVE EXPERIENCE AT THE PRESIDENCY POSITION, BUT THEY BOTH HAVE EXPERIENCE IN POLITICS AND THE ISSUES THE ISSUES AT HAND...WITH THAT SAID...BARACK IS QUALIFIED...

Posted on 04/21/2008 at 4:04:54 PM

jacksmith, you don't know jack shit. you posted this same screed verbatim at a variety of sites and we're not fooled. you're just a hack for the Clinton campaign or maybe the McCain campaign (since Hillary does far less well against McCain than does Obama). or maybe you're Rush Limbaugh in disguise. or a bot run by a 527. who knows? (doesn't matter, we're not duped by it.)

Posted on 04/07/2008 at 3:04:19 PM

Interesting info. Thank You fer sharin'. Mizpah. ;-}}>

Posted on 04/01/2008 at 5:04:25 PM

I don't support EITHER candidates' fight for a Universal Health Care system. And, for the record, while I'm not going to state my personal preference for a candidate here, I WILL say that I would NOT be basing that preference on the spouse of either candidate, or their mentors, or their endorsers. There's more in stake than liking Hillary's husband or disliking Barack's mentor, or wondering if I should vote for Obama because Oprah supports him. This isn't a popularity contest; it's a presidential election, and should have more behind it than a bunch of names that DON'T include the people we'll be voting for.

Posted on 03/30/2008 at 7:03:35 PM

YOU MIGHT BE AN IDIOT:-) If you think Barack Obama with little or no experience would be better than Hillary Clinton with 35 years experience. You Might Be An Idiot! If you think that Obama with no experience can fix an economy on the verge of collapse better than Hillary Clinton. Whose ;-) husband (Bill Clinton) led the greatest economic expansion, and prosperity in American history. You Might Be An Idiot! If you think that Obama with no experience fighting for universal health care can get it for you better than Hillary Clinton. Who anticipated this current health care crisis back in 1993, and fought a pitched battle against overwhelming odds to get universal health care for all the American people. You Might Be An Idiot! If you think that Obama with no experience can manage, and get us out of two wars better than Hillary Clinton. Whose ;-) husband (Bill Clinton) went to war only when he was convinced that he absolutely had to. Then completed the mission in recor

Posted on 03/29/2008 at 10:03:37 AM

Interesting background :) Sheri

Posted on 03/28/2008 at 10:03:03 PM

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