Joe Andrew Defects From Clinton And Endorses Obama
Joe Andrew former DNC chair, super delegate and long time Clinton supporter has jumped sides to endorse Obama.
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton was jolted Thursday by the defection of one of her longtime superdelegate supporters, a former national party chairman who urged fellow Democrats to “reject the old negative politics” and unify behind Barack Obama.
- “A vote for Hillary Clinton is a vote to continue” a long, self-destructive Democratic campaign, Joe Andrew added in a letter designed to have an impact on the turbulent race nationally as well as in his home state of Indiana, site of a primary next week.
- “A vote to continue this process is a vote that assists John McCain,” Andrew wrote.
In his letter, Andrew not only challenged Clinton’s claims about electability, but he also bluntly denounced the type of campaign tactics practiced by some in the Clinton circle.
- “If the campaign’s surrogates called Governor Bill Richardson, a respected former member of President Clinton’s cabinet, a “Judas” for endorsing Senator Obama, we can all imagine how they will treat somebody like me,” he wrote.
- “They are the best practitioners of the old politics, so they will no doubt call me a traitor, an opportunist and a hypocrite. I will be branded as disloyal, power-hungry, but most importantly, they will use the exact words that Republicans used to attack me when I was defending President Clinton.”
Andrew was far gentler on Clinton and her husband, both of whom he praised. But at one point, he wrote:
- “In an accident of timing, Indiana has been given the opportunity to truly make a difference. Hoosiers should grab that power and do what in their heart they know is right. They should reject the old negative politics and vote for true change.”
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May 1st, 2008 at 10:24 pm
The Hill shills don’t seem to have a bit of a problem with the way their candidate engineered her “bounce” in the polls.
They’re as bad as Chimpletons. Christ, I am so tired of them now.
May 2nd, 2008 at 5:20 am
Joe is family and this is huge because the Borg Queen just assumes we will support her. Wrong!
May 2nd, 2008 at 4:01 pm
JR:
They have no shame. Hillary will do whatever it takes to destroy what she can’t have.
May 2nd, 2008 at 4:03 pm
Christopher:
I hope this sends a huge message to the community. It’s time they stop thinking Hillary is a friend and will make the world so much better.