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Republican former Mass. governor [William Weld] endorses Obama
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Last Edited | Servo Oct 24, 2008 10:29am |
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Media | Newspaper - Boston Globe |
News Date | Friday, October 24, 2008 04:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
Description | Former Massachusetts Gov. William Weld, a Republican, endorsed Democrat Barack Obama for president on Friday, citing the senator's good judgment, "deep sense of calm" and "first-class political temperament."
Weld said he's never endorsed a Democrat for president before, but in the last six weeks or so, it became "close to a no-brainer." Obama has a history of bringing Democrats, Republicans and independents together and is the best choice at a time when America's standing in the world is at a low point, he said.
"It's not often you get a guy with his combination of qualities, chief among which I would say is the deep sense of calm he displays, and I think that's a product of his equally deep intelligence," he said in a phone interview.
He insisted his endorsement was based on an assessment of Obama's strengths, not Republican John McCain's weaknesses. |
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