Barack Obama received two big endorsements this week, one from a union in the next caucus state, Nevada, and one from John Kerry, who slighted his former running mate, John Edwards, in favor of the freshman senator from Illinois. During his announcement of the endorsement, Kerry too used the theme of change and "transformation" as justification for his choice. So Obama's momentum appears to be continuing, despite his surprise loss in New Hampshire. But, as if almost to stump for Hillary Clinton, the Washington Post's Dan Balz points out that the problem du jour for Democrats, the economy, may provide some momentum for Clinton; by looking at exit poll results, he predicts that Clinton may be able to win the economy argument and therefore the presidency.
And while the Republican presidential field continues to be wide open and full of candidates, even those who clearly have no hope, the Democratic field is slimming by the week. Christopher Dodd and Joe Biden dropped out last week after the Iowa caucuses, and now, despite denying it yesterday, New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson appears to be leaving the race as well, after a disappointing fourth-place finish in New Hampshire. No word yet on whether he will endorse anyone, but I've thought all along he was running for either vice president or secretary of state (as I hope Biden was), so my prediction is he won't publicly back any candidate.
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