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Obama First Discussed a Run for Prez (none / 0) (#70)
by Harley on Sun Apr 06, 2008 at 02:08:47 PM EST
On October 23, 2006.  Which suggests he was considering it prior to that date.   I've seen no evidence that he was talked into running by any faction in the Dem power establishment.  But if sourced and proven, yes, it would be an interesting story.

At the moment, it seems like a rumor based on invidious assumption.

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Thank you (none / 0) (#74)
by gyrfalcon on Sun Apr 06, 2008 at 02:16:10 PM EST
That's what I think, but the Kerry-Kennedy thing is getting repeated a lot here and I'd like to know whether there's even a tiny shred of evidence to back that up.  Frankly, it sounds to me like somebody's fantasy since it makes no logical sense. (And neither Kennedy nor Kerry are more than peripheral players the DP establishment in any case.)

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Obama Daschle connection (none / 0) (#77)
by tree on Sun Apr 06, 2008 at 02:29:57 PM EST
noted in the Washington Post in December 2006.

Daschle's chief of staff of 20 years and his communications director were already filling these positions with the Obama campaign in late 2006. Daschle officially endorsed when Obama official announced. I beleive that Daschle is on record on one of the talkshows as having encouraged Obama to run this year.

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You'd have to be pretty naive to think (none / 0) (#84)
by MarkL on Sun Apr 06, 2008 at 04:02:12 PM EST
Obama wasn't backed by some of the party elders.
How did he get hooked up with the big money donors so quickly?

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