Novak: Bill Clinton Helped Cause Ted Kennedy To Endorse Obama
The Moderate Voice
by Joe Gandelman
It turns out that Senator Ted Kennedy had the exact same reaction of yours truly when it comes to former President Bill Clinton’s campaign behavior — only Teddy has a tad more clout.
Columnist Robert Novak reports:
Sen. Edward M. Kennedy may have endorsed Sen. Barack Obama for president anyway, but his support was hastened by Bill Clinton’s disregard of Kennedy’s plea for Sen. Hillary Clinton’s campaign to moderate anti-Obama rhetoric.
Kennedy has told associates the former president listened politely to his telephoned advice to dial down criticism of Obama that emphasized him as the African-American candidate. Then Clinton turned around and continued to zing Obama in campaigning for the South Carolina primary. Kennedy likes Hillary Clinton but is not so keen about her husband.
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