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babylonsister Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-03-07 12:55 PM
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First New York Dem Bails On Hillary, Backs Obama
http://electioncentral.tpmcafe.com/blog/electioncentral/2007/may/03/first_new_york_dem_bails_on_hillary_backs_obama

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First New York Dem Bails On Hillary, Backs Obama
By Greg Sargent | bio

From the New York Daily News:

A Harlem state senator became the first of New York's Democratic officials to break ranks with Sen. Hillary Clinton yesterday and endorse her presidential rival, Sen. Barack Obama.

State Sen. Bill Perkins (D-Harlem) told the Daily News that he will formally announce his support for Obama tonight, and some believe it could encourage other New York Dems to defect.

In a fun little detail, the paper adds that Perkins also happens to represent the Harlem neighborhood that's home to the current office of that guy who's married to Hillary.

NY Daily News article here:

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2007/05/03/2007-05-03_bam_hil_takes_hit-4.html
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no_hypocrisy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-03-07 12:58 PM
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1. I thought it might be Charlie Rangel.
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blm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-03-07 01:11 PM
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2. Rangel's always a mixed bag. A bit too cozy w/ Dem establishment to expect him to cross them
Edited on Thu May-03-07 01:12 PM by blm
in any significant way.
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aquart Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-03-07 01:37 PM
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4. Rangel isn't on the fence. He's flat out for Hillary.
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rinsd Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-03-07 01:12 PM
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3. Eh, he's a 1st term state senator
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