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Author Message   Tonya "Cyniquian" Level Poster Username: Tonya Post Number: 6541 Registered: 07-2006 Rating: N/A Votes: 0 (Vote!) Posted on Thursday, January 31, 2008 - 09:06 am:        Deval supporters go for Clinton http://news.bostonherald.com/news/2008/view.bg?articleid=1070229 Despite Gov. Deval Patrick’s strong backing of Barack Obama, many of Patrick’s most ardent campaign supporters are opting for Hillary Clinton for president instead, with some saying the governor’s own early struggles show the risks of electing a political newcomer. “It underscores the need to elect someone who doesn’t have to learn on the job,” state Rep. Kay Kahn (D-Newton) said of Patrick’s early performance. “We need a president who can hit the ground running, and I think Hillary Clinton can do that.” Kahn, who hosted fund-raisers for Patrick in 2006, is among 17 state lawmakers who supported his gubernatorial campaign, but now have decided to back Clinton for president. Clinton supporters cite the number of defections as proof the New York senator is attracting top Democrats who value political grit and experience over inspiring rhetoric. But Obama backers downplay the significance of those endorsements, saying they have picked up fresh support from U.S. Sen. Edward M. Kennedy and a number of other state pols. They also point out that Patrick remains popular among voters, with the governor’s polling showing that voters believe he works hard and is right on the issues. The competition between the campaigns is intensifying with just four days left before the critical Super Duper Tuesday primaries and caucuses on Tuesday. For the first time in several elections, Massachusetts is expected to play a role in deciding the nominating contest, with the state having the fifth-largest slate of delegates up for grabs that day. Among Patrick supporters now endorsing Clinton are: state Reps. Cory Atkins, Dan Bosley, Alice Wolf, Marty Walz, Barbara L’Italien, Elizabeth Malia and Michael Rodrigues and Sens. Edward Augustus, Susan Tucker and Susan Fargo. A spokesman for Patrick countered that the governor has attracted several new Obama supporters who were not with him for governor, including state Reps. John Rogers, Bruce Ayers, Michael Rush, Eric Turkington, David Torrisi and John Quinn. “There are a number of people who are not among the governor’s early supporters who not only support Barack Obama, but agree with the vast majority of people in the state that the governor’s performance is something they’re proud of,” spokesman Steve Crawford said. However, some of Patrick’s liberal defectors said his rocky start on Beacon Hill played a key role in their support for Clinton. “We’ve now seen firsthand what happens when you put someone in office who lacks experience, but has extraordinarily inspiring rhetoric,” said one lawmaker who asked for anonymity. “The inspiring rhetoric is compelling and appealing, but what has that gotten us?” Others said their decision to support Clinton had nothing to do with Patrick. “My support for Hillary goes back to 1992,” Wolf said. “She’s very smart and very experienced. My decision has to do with her, and not with anything else.” (I’m gonna go out on a limb here and say Obama’s Black support caused a Ripple Effect and totally backfired on him. That‘s not too much of a stretch, I don‘t think.)   Cac Newbie Poster Username: Cac Post Number: 3 Registered: 01-2008 Rating: N/A Votes: 0 (Vote!) Posted on Thursday, January 31, 2008 - 11:38 am:        We now see how liberal whites are no different than Mike Huckabee or Rudy G or any of those clowns on Fox News...   Cynique "Cyniquian" Level Poster Username: Cynique Post Number: 11358 Registered: 01-2004 Rating: N/A Votes: 0 (Vote!) Posted on Thursday, January 31, 2008 - 02:27 pm:        Liberal whites like the Kennedys are supporting Obama.   Nels AALBC .com Platinum Poster Username: Nels Post Number: 1027 Registered: 07-2005 Rating: N/A Votes: 0 (Vote!) Posted on Friday, February 01, 2008 - 12:46 am:        "with some saying the governor’s own early struggles show the risks of electing a political newcomer" Perhaps a "Ship of Fools". We'll see.