UPDATE II (by Chris): Tomorrow morning at American University in DC, Caroline will be joined by her uncle, Sen. Edward Kennedy, at a rally for Sen. Obama.
UPDATE: Caroline Kennedy’s op/ed is currently the most-read piece on nytimes.com:
In a very moving op/ed in today’s New York Times, Caroline Kennedy - daughter of President John F. Kennedy - endorsed Barack Obama for President.
Here’s an excerpt:
..I have never had a president who inspired me the way people tell me that my father inspired them. But for the first time, I believe I have found the man who could be that president — not just for me, but for a new generation of Americans.
Read the full text here.
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The Kennedy Kiss is the kiss of death. Most moderates as well as conservatives, Democrats and Republicans, hate the Kennedys, especially, Ted.
And, so what if another of the many rich, spoiled Kennedy brats support a Democrat?
Sorry, Jack Kennedy didn’t do anything for this country. Lots of pretty words, fights with our neighbors, whores for him and the boys in the White House, and yes, by the way, his campaign paid poor out-of-work miners in West Virginia to vote for him. Lost my respect forever.
I don’t really like Ted either. Fat, slow, and useless. Remind me of Ted’s great legislative Remind me of Ted’s great legislative accomplishments — No Child Left Behind — with Bush. It’s on its way down the toilet.
bill-hill: arrogant, narcissistic, entitled baby boomers. the kennedys are no mother teresas, but at least they know how to inhale
Kerry and Kennedy do not bode well in Virginia, but they seem to be the right sort of guys for Massachusetts. Will see if they can help shave some points off Hillary’s lead in MA.