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Longtime Clinton ally and former Labor Secretary Robert Reich has quietly endorsed Illinois Senator Barack Obama on his blog. Almost anti-climatic at this late date. It seems with this -- another close former Clinton ally going for Obama -- that it really is over. Senator Clinton appears to be either running for 2012, or for Vice President. One of the two. From Robert Reich via BenSmith:
"The formal act of endorsing a candidate is generally (and properly)limited to editorial pages and elected officials whose constituents might be influenced by their choice. The rest of us shouldn't assume anyone cares. My avoidance of offering a formal endorsement until now has also been affected by the pull of old friendships and my reluctance as a teacher and commentator to be openly partisan. But my conscience won't let me be silent any longer.
I believe that Barack Obama should be elected President of the United States."
It is not inconceivable that looking backwards, the Bill Richardson endorsement was the moment at which the entire Democratic race changed. He's a very sophisticated political player, that Bill Richardson.
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