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Glenn endorses Hillary Clinton
With his wife Annie at his side, John Glenn, space hero and former U.S. senator, gave his support to Sen. HIllary Clinton for the Democratic nomination for president on Tuesday.
“In my view Sen. Hillary Clinton is the best qualified to provide leadership for this future and it is my pleasure to endorse her candidacy and recommend her to the voters of Ohio,” Glenn said to cheers in a downtown Columbus hotel.
“I know her very well. I respect her. I trust her. I like her….She’s experienced … and I think she’s fully capable of being a great president starting on day one.”
Gov. Ted Strickland and Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher attended the event, an indication of the support Clinton has from Ohio’s Democratic establishment in her campaign against Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois.
Glenn didn’t tell the adoring crowd that he got his political start as an outsider, against the wishes of the Ohio political establishment. In 1974, then Democratic Gov. John J. Gilligan and most other leading Democrats backed Howard Metzenbaum but Glenn defeated Metzenbaum in the U.S. Senate primary and went on to serve four Senate terms.
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By smash
February 12, 2008 4:43 PM | Link to this
Remember Ohio if they support the Clintons than vote them out the next election.