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SENATOR Barack Obama is riding a wave of momentum after Saturday’s landslide victory in South Carolina’s Democratic primary. On Sunday, former president John F. Kennedy’s daughter, Caroline, endorsed Obama in a column in the New York Times titled “A President Like My Father.” And today, Senator Ted Kennedy is scheduled to announce his support for the Illinois Senator at a campaign rally at American University in Washington. On Saturday Obama won 55 percent of the vote in South Carolina.
Sen. Obama: “Tonight, the cynics who believed that what began in the snows of Iowa was just an illusion were told a different story by the good people of South Carolina. And in nine days, nine short days, nearly half the nation will have the chance to join us in saying that we are tired of business-as-usual in Washington, we are hungry for change, and we are ready to believe again.”
Senator Hillary Clinton placed second with 27 percent. John Edwards, who was born in South Carolina, placed third with 18 percent. On Saturday former President Bill Clinton attempted to downplay Obama’s victory.
Bill Clinton: “Jesse Jackson won South Carolina twice in ‘84 and ’88. And he ran a good campaign, and Senator Obama’s run a good campaign here. He’s run a good campaign everywhere.”
Democrats Focus on Super Tuesday; Republicans Campaign in Florida
Democrats are now focusing on February 5 – Super Tuesday–when voters in 22 states will cast ballots. On the Republican front, the campaigns remain focused on Florida where voters head to the polls tomorrow. Mitt Romney and John McCain appear to be the frontrunners. In other campaign news, Vice President Dick Cheney’s daughter Liz Cheney has become a senior foreign policy adviser to Mitt Romeny.
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