Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama picked up an endorsement from freshman Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar, a super delegate, Monday, and courted Pennsylvania voters on a tour across the Keystone State.
The Minnesota senator, whose state strongly supported Obama in its Feb. 5 caucus, said she chose the Illinois senator for his pension for “bringing a new perspective and inspiring a real excitement from the American people.”
“He’s able to dissolve the hard cynical edge that has dominated our politics under the Bush administration,” Klobuchar said, according to the Associated Press.
Meanwhile, Obama continues his “Road to Change” tour across Pennsylvania, the next major prize in the fight for the Democratic nomination. On Sunday, he spoke to a crowd of over 20,000 at Pennsylvania State University, discussing the long Democratic nominating process and his Republican opponent, Sen. John McCain.
“John McCain is clinging to the past,” he told the crowd. “He is running for George Bush’s third term.” Pennsylvanians cast their votes April 22.
This week, Obama continues his Pennsylvania tour with stops in Lancaster, Allentown Wilkes-Barre and Scranton. On Wednesday, he will participate in MSNBC’s Hardball College Tour.
While the Democratic race for super delegates remains close — the latest tabulations have Obama trailing Clinton by 32 super delegates — Klobuchar’s endorsement may be an indication of coming support.
The Wall Street Journal reported “North Carolina’s seven Democratic House members are poised to endorse Sen. Obama as a group … before that state’s May 6 primary, several Democrats say.”
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