UPDATE: Corrected to note that the endorsement comes from Caucus4Priorities, the political arm of the 501 (c)3 Iowans for Sensible Priorities.
Okamichan13 has a diary up on this at Daily Kos:
Greg Sargent reported at TPM that Iowans for Sensible Priorities will endorse John Edwards on November 9:
The Edwards Evening News Roundup team at Daily Kos pointed me to this link from ABC News:
The decision to endorse Edwards over Illinois Sen. Barack Obama came down to “courage versus caution,” according to the group's executive director.
“There's a rhetoric gap with Obama,” executive director Peggy Huppert told ABC News. “He told me personally: 'Trust me. Ideologically, I'm with you.' But people have told him to be afraid of being pushed too far to the left. He doesn't bring up [cuts in Pentagon spending] on his own. He doesn't incorporate it into his speeches. He skirts around it. He talks around the edges. He never gets to the heart of it in strong, bold language.”
Chase Martyn says Bill Richardson worked hard to get this endorsement, while Hillary Clinton didn't even bother to return the group's questionnaire:
I should note that Peggy Huppert told Sargent that all of the candidates did return the questionnaire. It would surprise me if Hillary did not even bother to seek the endorsement of this group. They are everywhere on the campaign trail and at other events where progressives gather.
UPDATE: From the ABC piece, it is clear that Hillary did return the group's questionnaire. However, according to Huppert:
Although Clinton filled out the group's detailed policy questionnaire, she was not among the final two candidates under consideration for the endorsement.
“She didn't answer any questions 'yes' or 'no,'” said Huppert. “She has a refusal to commit to anything.”
Iowans for Sensible Priorities is the group with that nifty pie chart graphic you see on car magnets and yard signs all over the place in Iowa. Here's a link to a photo I took of their spinning wheel on Labor Day:
And here's a link to a photo of the car they drive all over the state:
I need to learn how to upload photos on this site!
Anyway, this is a good catch by the Edwards campaign.
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