Former NH Democratic Party chair Joe Keefe endorses Obama

MANCHESTER -- Joe Keefe, former chairman of the New Hampshire Democratic Party and an early Chris Dodd backer this cycle, introduced Barack Obama today at the senator's morning event in Manchester.

In an interview with On Call this evening, Keefe said he decided to support Obama because he believes he has the potential to unify the country.

"The majority of Dodd people are moving to Obama, and Biden people," Keefe said.

Keefe said that there have been times in history when the country has found the right leaders for the times: John F. Kennedy, Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Abe Lincoln.

"And I think in Barack Obama, we have found our man," he added, saying that Obama is "a man of destiny" who could introduce "a period of renewal and restoration" in this country.