Kerry folks meet our new endorsers in South Carolina, Missouri, Arizona

[JohnKleeb]

Representive James Clyburn of South Carolina

Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack

Former Missouri Senator Jean Carnahan

Former Missour Senator Tom Eagleton (Yes that Tom Eagleton of McGovern-shock treatment fame)

Mayor Francis Slay of St. Louis

Representive Ed Pastor of Arizona
Nice group of people. On to South Carolina and the others we go.

[molly]

1. Nice group of people!

:hi:

[JohnKleeb]

7. indeed they are

[lancdem]

2. Haven't heard anything about Tom Eagleton in ages

Wonder how many DUers remember his short stint as McGovern's VP in '72? BTW, what's new on the Gephardt endorsement front?

[GumboYaYa]

4. I used to work with ole Tommie.

They don't make them any nicer than him.

[JohnKleeb]

6. I dont remember that stunt because I was negative 15 back then

I dont know about Gephardt but I hear it will come after the primary or something like that. If he got Gep that would be lovely, I am a big fan of Dick Gephardt for his efforts with labor.

[eileen_d]

10. LOL, "negative 15"

Is that like negative puberty?

I was two back in the McGovern days...

[JohnKleeb]

12. lol yeah

do the math, makes me 16 now, I turn 17 this summer. I wonder who McGovern's eventual VP will endorse, Sargent Shriver hes still living I believe, I see him endorsing Kerry because Kerry has Kennedy connections and Shriver married Eunice Kennedy, plus Kerrymentum :). Too bad Kathleen Kennedy Townsend wasnt elected governor of Maryland because I would see her easily getting behind her uncle's good friend.

[NewYorkerfromMass]

3. I take it Vilsak is a super delegate?

These are great anyway.

[flpoljunkie]

5. Thanks for posting this, JohnKleeb...complete with photos.

John Kerry earned these endorsements by running a great comeback campaign to win in Iowa and New Hampshire.

[JohnKleeb]

9. The Comeback Kerry :)

He really has been, I enjoyed his victory speech in NH, and I believe he quoted Shakespeare, this band of brothers or something like that.

[XanaDUer]

8. Thanks!

:hi:

[JohnKleeb]

11. sure thing

I really wonder now being that my state primary is close, who my governor Mark Warner will endorse and ex senator Chuck Robb will, I see Robb as a likely Kerry man, Robb and Kerry were together in congress for about 15 years and Robb is a fellow vet. For Warner it could be but I really am not sure because Warner is pretty moderate, if things were like how they were a few weeks back, I would see him endorsing Dean being they both get good grades from the NRA then again that still could happen. I dont know how the polls in VA are looking honest though.