Apr 28 2008
Easley to Endorse Hillary Clinton
RALEIGH, N.C. — Gov. Mike Easley has decided to endorse Hillary Rodham Clinton for president, lending the support of the state’s top elected Democrat to her underdog effort to beat Barack Obama in the state’s May 6 primary.
“I think it’s a tremendous boost to the campaign and its a reaffirmation of the momentum that we have in the state and a reaffirmation of Sen. Clinton’s message and its importance … to the people of North Carolina,” Tom Hendrickson, an adviser to Clinton in North Carolina, told The Associated Press.
I don’t know how much this will really help. Clinton is trailing Obama in North Carolina by double digits, but it might help trim a couple of points off Obama’s lead. I don’t think anyone is expecting her to win the state, but if she makes a better than expected showing it will give her momentum to continue forward in the race.
