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Cincinnati mayor backs Obama
Cincinnati Mayor Mark Mallory on Monday endorsed Democrat Barack Obama at a campaign rally with 13,000 supporters at University of Cincinnati’s Fifth Third Arena.
Mallory, a former state senator, said he sees parallels between Obama’s quest for the presidency and his own campaign for mayor when people told him he didn’t have enough experience.
Mallory is a super delegate — a party luminary whose support at the Democratic National Convention is worthy of one delegate vote. The Democratic nominee will need 2,025 delegate votes to take the nomination, and the race for delegates is tight, with Obama holding a slight lead. Superdelegates are not required under party rules to back whomever voters back in primaries and caucuses, but can throw their support behind whomever they want.
Columbus Mayor Michael Coleman endorsed Obama in October.
Comments
By Ruby
February 25, 2008 6:47 PM | Link to this
Ohio-Think about Long Term Future!!!! I am voting for Hillary Clinton. She has the experience, knows the job, is a fighter, she has a realistic perspective on handling issues and how to use politically correct negotiations. The world is in a state of CRISIS and I don’t want someone in office with training wheels on. I don’t want someone that is going in with “hands on learning as you go”. I want someone that will come in and do the job immediately. The world cannot take a chance on allowing someone to come in inexperienced and not have a realistic view on handling issues and getting issues resolved. Hillary knows the job, can do the job and will bring the economic, healthcare issue, war issues to the front table. She is a Person of her Word and she goes in with a realistic AGENDA. I have full confidence that she will make a positive difference!!!! I’m not concerned with FEELING GOOD WITH INSPIRATIONAL SPEECHES. If I WANT A FEEL GOOD SERMAN, I’LL GO TO CHURCH AND LISTEN TO MY PASTOR.By Thomasina Hepplewhite
February 25, 2008 5:11 PM | Link to this
Smoke and mirrors my children, smoke and mirrors. Its all a grand illusion and the one with the quickest hands wins. Obama’s got the magic touch this time and it dont matter what his name is or what religion of his ancestors….when the magic is at work…everyone will follow….like the Pied Piper. And Im in the parade too…happy as a clam…for now.By Opinions, dime a dozen
February 25, 2008 4:10 PM | Link to this
A.J. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion. Yes, even Farrakan. Before all else, Farrakan is a human being, thus expressing his opinion. All else that follows has nothing to do with you, myself or Obama. It’s just a the persona that people buy into, that of, Islam. Don’t be scared of something if you not nothing of it.By A.J.
February 25, 2008 3:02 PM | Link to this
Nation of Islam minister supports him too…. In his first major public address since a cancer crisis, Nation of Islam Minister Louis Farrakhan said Sunday that presidential candidate Barack Obama is the “hope of the entire world”