Representative Maxine Waters
Hoping to halt the flow of momentum to Barack Obama after his South Carolina victory and Senator Edward M. Kennedy's endorsement, Hillary Clinton yesterday touted the support of a high-profile African-American leader, Representative Maxine Waters of California.
Waters could help blunt criticism that the Clinton campaign has tried to play white and Latino voters against black voters - for example when Bill Clinton connected Obama's South Carolina victory to Jesse Jackson win in the Palmetto State in 1984 and 1988.
In a conference call with reporters, Waters took up Clinton's argument that she's a doer, "committed to concrete proposals and projects aimed at solving problems." She said Clinton understands the needs of underserved rural and urban Americans as well as "soccer moms."
Meanwhile, Governor Kathleen Sebelius of Kansas endorsed Obama yesterday, a Super Tuesday boost in a GOP-leaning state that Democrats hope to reclaim in the White House campaign. "I think he brings the hope and optimism that we really need to restore our place in the world, as well as to bring this country together and really tackle the challenges that we have," Sebelius said.
Boston.com
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2008/01/30/waters_a_prominent_black_congresswoman_endorses_clinton_run/
