Fri, March 28, 2008 - 9:22 AM
Sen. Bob Casey is to endorse Sen. Barack Obama at an event later today in Pittsburgh.
The Pennsylvania Democrat had been one of several senators planning to remain neutral in the presidential race, at least through his party’s primary April 22. In 2006 Casey became the first Pennsylvania Democrat to be elected to a full Senate term in 46 years. Analysts say Casey, largely popular with the state’s blue-collar Democrats, could help Obama encroach on what has been seen as Clinton-friendly territory. Read more
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--Neil H. Simon