List of Barack Obama presidential campaign endorsements, 2008

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This is a list of prominent individuals and organizations who formally endorsed or voiced support for Senator Barack Obama's presidential campaign during the Democratic Party primaries and the general election.

[edit] Campaign endorsements

[edit] U.S. Presidents and Vice Presidents

Fmr. President Jimmy Carter^[1]
Fmr. President Bill Clinton^[2]
Fmr. Vice President Al Gore^[3]^[4]
Fmr. Vice President Walter Mondale^[5]

[edit] U.S. Senators

[edit] Current

Sen. Daniel Akaka (D-HI), Chairman of the Veterans' Affairs Committee^[6]
Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT), Chairman of the Finance Committee^[7]
Sen. Evan Bayh (D-IN)^[8]
Sen. Joseph Biden (D-DE), 2008 Democratic Vice Presidential nominee and former 1988 and 2008 presidential candidate^[8]
Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-NM), Chairman of the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources^[9]
Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chairwoman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee^[10]
Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH)^[8]
Sen. Robert Byrd (D-WV), President pro tempore of the United States Senate, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations^[11]^[12]
Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA)^[8]
Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD)^[10]
Sen. Tom Carper (D-DE)^[10]
Sen. Bob Casey, Jr. (D-PA) ^[13]
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY), former 2008 presidential candidate^[14]
Sen. Kent Conrad (D-ND), Chairman of the Budget Committee^[15]
Sen. Chris Dodd (D-CT), former 2008 Presidential candidate and Chairman of the Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs^[16]
Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-ND), Chairman of the Democratic Policy Committee, and the Committee on Indian Affairs^[17]
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL), Senate Majority Whip^[18]
Sen. Russ Feingold (D-WI)^[19]
Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)^[8]
Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA), Chairman of the Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee^[10]
Sen. Daniel Inouye (D-HI)^[8]
Sen. Tim Johnson, Chairman of the Ethics Committee (D-SD) ^[20]
Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-MA), Chairman of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions^[21]^[22]
Sen. John Kerry (D-MA), 2004 Democratic Presidential Nominee, Chairman of the Small Business Committee^[23]
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)^[24]
Sen. Herb Kohl (D-WI)^[8]
Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA)^[10]
Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ)^[10]
Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Chairman of the Judiciary Committee ^[25]
Sen. Carl Levin (D-MI)^[8]
Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-AR)^[8]
Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO) ^[26]
Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ)^[27]
Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-MD)^[8]
Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA)^[8]
Sen. Ben Nelson (D-NE) ^[28]
Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL) ^[29]
Sen. Mark Pryor (D-AR)^[8]
Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI)^[30]
Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-WV), Chairman of the Intelligence Committee ^[31]
Sen. Ken Salazar (D-CO)^[10]
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT)^[8]
Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY)^[8]
Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI)^[8]
Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT)^[7]
Sen. Jim Webb (D-VA) ^[32]
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)^[30]
Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR)^[10]

[edit] Former

Fmr. Sen. David Boren (D-OK)^[33]
Fmr. Sen. Bill Bradley (D-NJ) ^[34]
Fmr. Sen. Jean Carnahan (D-MO)^[35]
Fmr. Sen. Lincoln Chafee (I-RI), (R-RI while in office)^[36]^[37]
Fmr. Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle (D-SD) ^[38]
Fmr. Sen. Dennis DeConcini (D-AZ) Phx Bus Journal.
Fmr. Sen. John Edwards (D-NC), former 2008 presidential candidate and 2004 Democratic Vice-Presidential Nominee^[39]
Fmr. Sen. Bob Graham (D-FL) ^[40]
Fmr. Sen. Gary Hart (D-CO)^[41]
Fmr. Shadow Sen. Jesse Jackson (D-DC)^[42]^[43]
Fmr. Sen. Charles Mathias (R-MD)^[44]
Fmr. Sen. George McGovern (D-SD), 1972 Democratic Presidential Nominee^[45]
Fmr. Sen. John Melcher (D-MT)^[46]
Fmr. Sen. Sam Nunn (D-GA)^[33]
Fmr. Sen. Larry Pressler (R-SD)^[47]
Fmr. Sen. Lowell P. Weicker Jr. (I-CT), (R-CT, while in office)^[48]
Fmr. Sen. Harris Wofford (D-PA)^[49]

[edit] U.S. Representatives

[edit] Current

Rep. Neil Abercrombie (D-HI)^[50]
Rep. Gary Ackerman (D-NY)^[51]
Rep. Tom Allen (D-ME)^[52]
Rep. Jason Altmire (D-PA)^[53]
Rep. Robert E. Andrews (D-NJ)^[54]
Rep. Michael Arcuri (D-NY)^[51]
Rep. Brian Baird (D-WA)^[55]
Rep. John Barrow (D-GA)^[56]
Rep. Joe Baca (D-CA)^[57]
Rep. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI)^[58]
Rep. Melissa Bean (D-IL)^[59]
Rep. Xavier Becerra (D-CA)^[60]
Rep. Shelley Berkley (D-NV)^[61]
Rep. Howard Berman (D-CA)^[62]
Rep. Marion Berry (D-AR)^[63]
Rep. Sanford Bishop (D-GA) ^[64]
Rep. Timothy Bishop (D-NY)^[51]
Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) ^[65]
Rep. Rick Boucher (D-VA)^[66]
Rep. Bob Brady (D-PA)^[67]
Rep. Bruce Braley (D-IA)^[68]
Rep. Corrine Brown (D-FL) ^[69]
Rep. G. K. Butterfield (D-NC)^[70]
Rep. Lois Capps (D-CA)^[71]^[72]
Rep. Mike Capuano (D-MA)^[73]
Rep. Dennis Cardoza (D-CA)^[74]^{[broken footnote]}
Rep. Russ Carnahan (D-MO)^[59]
Rep. André Carson (D-IN)^[75]
Rep. Kathy Castor (D-FL)^[76]
Rep. Ben Chandler (D-KY)^[77]
Rep. Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY)^[51]
Rep. William Lacy Clay, Jr. (D-MO)^[78]
Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-SC), Majority Whip^[79]
Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN)^[80]
Rep. John Conyers (D-MI)^[78]
Rep. Jim Cooper (D-TN)^[59]
Rep. Jim Costa (D-CA)^[74]
Rep. Jerry Costello (D-IL)^[59]
Rep. Joe Courtney (D-CT)^[81]
Rep. Joseph Crowley (D-NY)^[51]
Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX)^[82]
Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD)^[78]^[83]
Rep. Artur Davis (D-AL)^[78]
Rep. Danny K. Davis (D-IL)^[78]^[84]
Rep. Susan Davis (D-CA)^[85]
Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-OR)^[86]
Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO)^[87]
Rep. Bill Delahunt (D-MA) ^[88]
Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT)^[89]
Rep. Norm Dicks (D-WA) ^[90]
Rep. John Dingell (D-MI)^[91]
Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX)^[92]
Rep. Joe Donnelly (D-IN)^[93]
Rep. Mike Doyle (D-PA)^[94]
Rep. Chet Edwards (D-TX)^[95]
Rep. Donna Edwards (D-MD)^[96]
Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN)^[78]^[83]^[97]
Rep. Rahm Emanuel (D-IL)^[98]
Rep. Brad Ellsworth (D-IN)^[99]
Rep. Eliot L. Engel (D-NY)^[51]
Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-CA)^[100]
Rep. Bob Etheridge (D-NC)^[101]
Rep. Sam Farr (D-CA)^[102]
Rep. Chaka Fattah (D-PA)^[78]^[103]
Rep. Bob Filner (D-CA)^[102]
Rep. Bill Foster (D-IL) ^[104]
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ)^[102]
Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)^[51]
Rep. Charlie Gonzalez (D-TX)^[105]
Rep. Al Green (D-TX)^[78]
Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-AZ)^[106]
Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL)^[59]
Rep. John Hall (D-NY)^[51]
Rep. Phil Hare (D-IL)^[59]
Rep. Alcee L. Hastings (D-FL) ^[69]
Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (D-SD)^[107]
Rep. Brian Higgins (D-NY)^[51]
Rep. Baron Hill (D-IN)^[108]
Rep. Maurice Hinchey (D-NY)^[51]
Rep. Ruben Hinojosa (D-TX)^[82]
Rep. Mazie Hirono (D-HI)^[109]^[110]
Rep. Paul Hodes (D-NH)^[111]
Rep. Rush Holt (D-NJ)^[102]
Rep. Darlene Hooley (D-OR)^[112]
Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD), House Majority Leader^[113]
Rep. Jay Inslee (D-WA) ^[90]
Rep. Steve Israel (D-NY)^[51]
Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr. (D-IL)^[114]
Rep. William Jefferson (D-LA)^[115]
Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX)^[116]
Rep. Hank Johnson (D-GA)^[78]
Rep. Steve Kagen (D-WI)^[117]
Rep. Patrick J. Kennedy (D-RI)^[118]
Rep. Dale Kildee (D-MI)^[91]
Rep. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick (D-MI)^[119]
Rep. Ron Kind (D-WI)^[120]
Rep. Ron Klein (D-FL)^[102]
Rep. James Langevin (D-RI)^[121]
Rep. John Larson (D-CT)^[122]
Rep. Rick Larsen (D-WA)^[123]
Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA)^[78]
Rep. Sander Levin (D-MI)^[91]
Rep. John Lewis (D-GA)^[124]
Rep. Dan Lipinski (D-IL)^[125]
Rep. David Loebsack (D-IA)^[126]
Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA)^[127]
Rep. Nita Lowey (D-NY)^[51]
Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY)^[51]
Rep. Jim Matheson (D-UT)^[128]
Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY)^[51]
Rep. Betty McCollum (D-MN)^[129]
Rep. Jim McDermott (D-WA)^[130]
Rep. Jerry McNerney (D-CA)^[102]
Rep. Michael McNulty (D-NY)^[51]
Rep. Mike McIntyre (D-NC)^[131]
Rep. Kendrick B. Meek (D-FL) ^[69]
Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY)^[51]
Rep. Mike Michaud (D-ME)^[132]
Rep. Brad Miller (D-NC)^[133]
Rep. George Miller (D-CA)^[134]
Rep. Harry Mitchell (D-AZ)^[135]
Rep. Alan Mollohan (D-WV)^[136]
Rep. Dennis Moore (D-KS)^[137]
Rep. Gwen Moore (D-WI)^[78]
Rep. Jim Moran (D-VA)^[138]
Rep. Chris Murphy (D-CT)^[122]
Rep. Patrick Murphy (D-PA)^[59]
Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY)^[51]
Rep. Grace F. Napolitano (D-CA)^[139]
Rep. Richard E. Neal (D-MA)^[140]
Rep. Jim Oberstar (D-MN)^[65]
Rep. David Obey (D-WI)^[141]
Rep. John Olver (D-MA)^[142]
Rep. Solomon Ortiz (D-TX)^[82]
Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-NJ)^[143]
Rep. Donald M. Payne (D-NJ)^[86]
Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) Speaker of the House
Rep. Ed Perlmutter (D-CO)^[144]
Rep. Collin Peterson (D-MN)^[145]
Rep. David Price (D-NC)^[146]
Rep. Earl Pomeroy (D-ND)^[147]
Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV)^[148]
Rep. Charles Rangel (D-NY), House Ways and Means Committee chairman^[51]
Rep. Silvestre Reyes (D-TX)^[149]
Rep. Mike Ross (D-AR)^[63]
Rep. Steve Rothman (D-NJ)^[59]
Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger (D-MD)^[150]
Rep. Bobby Rush (D-IL)^[78]
Rep. Tim Ryan (D-OH)^[151]
Rep. John Salazar (D-CO)^[152]
Rep. Linda Sánchez (D-CA)^[153]
Rep. John Sarbanes (D-MD)^[102]
Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL)^[154]
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA)^[155]
Rep. Allyson Schwartz (D-PA)^[156]
Rep. David Scott (D-GA)^[157]
Rep. Bobby Scott (D-VA)^[158]
Rep. Jose Serrano (D-NY)^[51]
Rep. Joe Sestak (D-PA) ^[159]
Rep. Carol Shea-Porter (D-NH)^[160]
Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA)^[83]^[161]
Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-NY)^[51]
Rep. Vic Snyder (D-AR)^[63]
Rep. Zack Space (D-OH)^[162]
Rep. John Spratt (D-SC)^[163]
Rep. Pete Stark (D-CA)^[164]
Rep. Bart Stupak (D-MI)^[102]
Rep. Betty Sutton (D-OH)^[165]
Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS)^[166]
Rep. Mike Thompson (D-CA)^[167]
Rep. Edolphus Towns (D-NY)^[51]
Rep. Nikki Tsongas (D-MA)^[168]
Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones (D-OH)^[169]
Rep. Mark Udall (D-CO)^[152]
Rep. Tom Udall (D-NM)^[170]
Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)^[171]
Rep. Nydia Velázquez (D-NY)^[51]
Rep. Pete Visclosky (D-IN)^[172]
Rep. Tim Walz (D-MN)^[173]
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) ^[69]
Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA)^[174]
Rep. Mel Watt (D-NC)^[146]
Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA)^[62]
Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY)^[51]
Rep. Peter Welch (D-VT)^[175]
Rep. Robert Wexler (D-FL)^[59]
Rep. Charlie Wilson (D-OH)^[176]
Rep. David Wu (D-OR)^[177]
Rep. John Yarmuth (D-KY)^[178]
Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) (non-voting Delegate)^[179]
Rep. Eni Faleomavaega (D-AS) (non-voting Delegate)^[180]
Rep. Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU) (non-voting Delegate)^[181]

[edit] Former

Fmr. Rep. John B. Anderson (I-IL), (R-IL while in office) ^[182]
Fmr. Rep. Berkley Bedell (D-IA)^[183]
Fmr. Rep. David Bonior (D-MI)^[184]
Fmr. Rep. Brad Carson (D-OK), Special Assistant to the Secretary of Defense^[185]
Fmr. Rep. Don Edwards (D-CA)^[186]
Fmr. Rep. Geraldine Ferraro (D-NY), 1984 Democratic Vice Presidential Nominee^[187]
Fmr. Rep. Lee Hamilton (D-IN), Vice Chairman of the 9/11 Commission and the Iraq Study Group^[188]^[189]
Fmr. Rep. Ken Hechler (D-WV), former West Virginia Secretary of State^[190]
Fmr. Rep. Andrew Jacobs (D-IN)^[191]
Fmr. Rep. Jim Leach (R-IA)^[192]
Fmr. Rep. Mel Levine (D-CA)^[155]
Fmr. Rep. Ken Lucas (D-KY)^[193]
Fmr. Rep. Romano L. Mazzoli (D-KY)^[194]
Fmr. Rep. Pete McCloskey (D-CA) (R-CA while in office) ^[195]
Fmr. Rep. Abner J. Mikva (D-IL), former White House Counsel under President Clinton; Chief Judge, DC Court of Appeals^[196]
Fmr. Rep. Major Owens (D-NY)^[197]
Fmr. Rep. Tim Roemer (D-IN), Member of the 9/11 Commission^[198]
Fmr. Rep. Mike Ward (D-KY)^[193]
Fmr. Rep. Howard Wolpe (D-MI)^[196]
Fmr. Rep. Albert Wynn (D-MD)^[199]

[edit] Governors

[edit] Current

Gov. Aníbal Acevedo Vilá (D-PR) ^[200]^[201]
Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D-IL) ^[202]
Gov. Chet Culver (D-IA) ^[203]^[204]
Gov. Jim Doyle (D-WI) ^[205]
Gov. Dave Freudenthal (D-WY) ^[206]
Gov. Christine Gregoire (D-WA) ^[207]
Gov. Brad Henry (D-OK) ^[208]^[209]
Gov. John de Jongh (D-VI) ^[210]
Gov. Tim Kaine (D-VA) ^[211]
Gov. Janet Napolitano (D-AZ) ^[212]
Gov. Deval Patrick (D-MA) ^[213]
Gov. Bill Richardson (D-NM) ^[214]
Gov. Bill Ritter (D-CO)^[102]
Gov. Kathleen Sebelius (D-KS) ^[215]
Gov. Brian Schweitzer (D-MT)^[7]
Gov. Phil Bredesen (D-TN) ^[216]

[edit] Former

Fmr. Gov. Cecil Andrus (D-ID) ^[217]
Fmr. Gov. David Boren (D-OK)^[33]
Fmr. Gov. Hugh L. Carey (D-NY) ^[218]
Fmr. Gov. Arne Carlson (R-MN) ^[219]
Fmr. Gov. Richard Codey (D-NJ) ^[220]
Fmr. Gov. John J. Gilligan (D-OH) ^[221]
Fmr. Gov. Bob Graham (D-FL)^[222]
Fmr. Gov. Walter Joseph Hickel (I-AK) ^[223]
Fmr. Gov. Jim Hodges (D-SC) ^[224]
Fmr. Gov. Linwood Holton (R-VA) ^[225]
Fmr. Gov. Philip H. Hoff (D-VT) ^[226]
Fmr. Gov. John Kitzhaber (D-OR) ^[227]
Fmr. Gov. Tony Knowles (D-AK) ^[228]
Fmr. Gov. Ray Mabus (D-MS), former United States Ambassador to Saudi Arabia^[229]
Fmr. Gov. Barbara Roberts (D-OR) ^[227]
Fmr. Gov. Roy Romer (D-CO)^[230]
Fmr. Gov. Mark Warner (D-VA)^[231]
Fmr. Gov. Lowell P. Weicker Jr. (I-CT) ^[48]
Fmr. Gov. William Weld (R-MA)^[232]
Fmr. Gov. Mark White (D-TX) ^[233]
Fmr. Gov. Douglas Wilder (D-VA) ^[234]

[edit] Presidential staff and advisors

Ken Adelman, current member of the Pentagon's Defense Policy Board; former advisor to President Ronald Reagan; former Director of the U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency; former deputy U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations^[235]
Madeleine Albright, Former Secretary of State ^[236]
Zbigniew Brzezinski, former National Security Advisor ^[237]
Warren Christopher, former Secretary of State under Bill Clinton^[238]
Greg Craig, former Assistant to the President and Director of Policy Planning, State Department^[196]
William M. Daley, former Secretary of Commerce ^[239]
Kenneth Duberstein, former chief of staff (1988–1989) of Ronald Reagan^[240]
Charles Fried, former Solicitor General under Ronald Reagan and former McCain Campaign Advisor^[241]
Bob Gee, former United States Assistant Secretary of Energy under Bill Clinton ^[242]
Eric Holder, former Deputy Attorney General ^[196]
Douglas Kmiec, legal counsel to Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush, and co-chairman of Romney's Committee for the Courts and the Constitution^[243]^[244]^[245]^[246]
Noel Koch, former Special Assistant to President Nixon; former Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs^[196]
Lawrence Korb, former Assistant Secretary of Defense^[196]
Anthony Lake, former National Security Advisor under Bill Clinton^[196]
Robert Litt, former Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General; US Attorney^[196]
Jan Lodal, former Deputy Undersecretary of Defense^[196]
Scott McClellan, former White House Press Secretary under George W. Bush ^[247]
Angela E. Oh, former member, of the "President's Initiative on Race"^[248]
Paul O'Neill, former Secretary of the Treasury under George W. Bush^[249]
Federico Peña, former Secretary of Transportation and Secretary of Energy under Bill Clinton ^[250]
Colin Powell, Former Secretary of State under George W. Bush ^[251]^[252]
Robert Reich, former Secretary of Labor under Bill Clinton^[253]^[254]
Susan E. Rice, former Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs ^[239]
Robert Rubin, former Secretary of the Treasury^[249]
Bill Ruckelshaus, First Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency under Richard Nixon^[255]
David Scheffer, former Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues ^[196]
Sarah Sewell, former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense^[196]
Gayle Smith, former Special Assistant to the President, National Security Council^[196]
Ted Sorensen, President John F. Kennedy's top advisor and speechwriter ^[256]
Tara Sonenshine, former Special Assistant to the President, National Security Council^[196]
Lawrence Summers, former Secretary of the Treasury^[257]
David Wilhelm, President Bill Clinton's 1992 campaign chairman^[258]

[edit] Military

John Adams, Brigadier General US Army (Ret), Former Deputy US Military Representative to the NATO Military Committee ^[259]
Clifford Alexander, Jr., former Secretary of the Army^[196]
Susan Ahn Cuddy, first female gunner officer in the U.S. Navy and daughter of Korean Independence fighter Ahn Chang-ho^[260]
Wesley Clark, former General, former Supreme Allied Commander Europe of NATO, 2004 presidential candidate^[63]
Tom Daniels, Texas Air National Guard^[196]
Richard Danzig, former Secretary of the Navy^[196]
Larry Gillespie, Brigadier General (Ret), Assistant Deputy Commanding General, (ARNG) Army Material Command^[261]
Scott Gration Major General (USAF-Ret), former Director of Strategy, Policy, and Assessments of the United States European Command in Germany^[261]
Donald Joseph Guter, former Judge Advocate General of the Navy, current Dean, Duquesne University School of Law, Pittsburgh^[196]^[261]
Richard D. Hearney, former Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps^[196]
John Hutson, former Judge Advocate General of the U.S. Navy^[262]
Jeh Johnson, former General Counsel of the U.S. Air Force^[196]
Lester Lyles, former Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force^[196]
David McGinnis, Brigadier General (Ret), former Chief of Staff of the National Guard Association of the U.S.^[261]
Merrill A. McPeak, four star General (Ret), former Secretary of the United States Air Force during Operation Desert Storm, ^[261]^[263]^[264]
John B. Nathman (Ret), former Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command and Vice Chief of Naval Operations^[196]^[261]
F. Whitten Peters, former Secretary of the Air Force^[196]
Hugh Robinson, Major General (Ret), Commander of the Southwestern Division^[261]
James Smith, Brigadier General (USAF-Ret), former Commander, Joint Warfighting Center, U.S. Joint Forces Command, Joint Training Analysis and Simulation Center^[196]^[261]
Colin Powell, General (Ret), former General in the United States Army, National Security Advisor (1987–1989), Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (1989–1993) and Secretary of State (2001–2005)^[261]

[edit] National political figures

Joe Andrew, former Democratic National Committee Chairman 1999–2001^[265]
Jeffrey Bader, former U.S. Ambassador to Namibia and Fmr. Assistant Office of the United States Trade Representative for Asia^[196]
Henri Barkey, former member of U.S. Department of State Policy Planning and Professor of Lehigh University^[196]
David Birenbaum, former U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. for Management and Reform^[196]
Esther Brimmer, former member of U.S. Department of State Policy Planning^[196]
Art Brown, former National Intelligence Officer for East Asia and Chief of CIA's East Asian Operations Division^[196]
Mark Brzezinski, former Director of European Affairs of National Security Council^[196]
James Burns, former Chief Judge of the state Intermediate Court of Appeals^[266]
Joseph Cirincione, Vice President for National Security and International Policy at the Center for American Progress^[196]
Bonnie Cohen, former Undersecretary of State for Management^[196]
Ivo H. Daalder, former Director, European Affairs, National Security Council^[196]
Alice Dear, former U.S. Executive Director of African Development Bank^[196]
William H. Donaldson, former Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, appointed by George W. Bush^[267]
Michael Froman, Chief of Staff and Deputy Assistant Secretary at the Department of Treasury and National Security Council Staff Member^[196]
Tony Gambino, former Mission Director, USAID, Democratic Republic of the Congo^[196]
Tobi Gati, former Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research; Senior Director for Russia, Ukraine and Eurasian Affairs, National Security Council^[196]
Robert S. Gelbard, former Presidential Envoy for the Balkans; Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement; Ambassador to Indonesia; and Ambassador to Bolivia^[196]
John J. Gibbons, former federal appeals court judge^[268]
Matthew Goodman, former Director for Asian Affairs, National Security Council^[196]
Philip Gordon, former Director, European Affairs, National Security Council^[196]
Scott Gould, former Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Management^[196]
Scott Gration, former Director for Strategy, Policy and Planning, U.S. European Command^[196]
Gabriel Guerra-Mondragón, former United States Ambassador to Chile^[269]
John Holum, former Director of ACDA and Undersecretary State for Arms Control and International Security^[196]
Vicki Huddleston, former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State and Ambassador to Mali and Madagascar, Chief of Mission to Cuba and Ethiopia^[196]
Paul Igasaki, fmr. Vice Chair and Commissioner of the "U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission"^[248]
Paul G. Kirk, Jr., former Democratic National Committee Chairman 1985–1988^[270]
Arthur Levitt, former Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, appointed by Bill Clinton^[267]
David Lipton, former Under Secretary of Treasury for International Affairs^[196]
Frank Loy, former Undersecretary of State for Global Affairs^[196]
Terry McAuliffe, former Democratic National Committee Chairman 2001–2005^[271]
Donald McHenry, former United States Ambassador to the United Nations^[196]
Norman Mineta, former U.S. Rep. (D-CA), mayor of San Jose, United States Secretary of Transportation and United States Secretary of Commerce^[186]
Newton N. Minow, former Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission^[272]
Alfred H. Moses, former United States Ambassador to Romania^[196]
Nick Rey, former United States Ambassador to Poland^[196]
David Ruder, former Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, appointed by Ronald Reagan^[267]
Witney Schneidman, former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs^[196]
Dan Shapiro, former Director, National Security Council^[196]
Mona Sutphen, former Special Assistant to the National Security Advisor^[196]
Jim Vermillion, former Mission Director, USAID, Nicaragua^[196]
Paul Volcker, former Chairman of the Federal Reserve^[267]^[273]
Patricia Wald, former Chief Judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit^[274]

[edit] Mayors

[edit] Newspaper endorsements

These newspapers have endorsed Barack Obama's general election run:

Akron Beacon Journal newspaper in Akron, Ohio^[329]
Anchorage Daily News newspaper in Anchorage, Alaska^[330]
Arlington Heights Daily Herald newspaper in Arlington Heights, Illinois^[329]
The Asheville Citizen-Times newspaper in Asheville, North Carolina^[331]
Asbury Park Press newspaper in Asbury Park, New Jersey^[329]
Aspen Daily News newspaper in Aspen, Colorado^[332]
Atlanta Journal-Constitution newspaper in Atlanta, Georgia^[329]
Austin American-Statesman newspaper in Austin, Texas^[329]
Bangor News newspaper in Bangor, Maine^[329]
The Blade newspaper in Toledo, Ohio^[331]
The Boston Globe newspaper in Boston, Massachusetts^[333]
Brunswick Times Record newspaper in Brunswick, Maine^[329]
Buffalo News newspaper in Buffalo, New York^[329]
Cabinet Press newspaper in Milford, New Hampshire^[329]
Canton Repository newspaper in Canton, Ohio^[329]
Charleston Gazette newspaper in Charleston, West Virginia^[329]
Charlotte Observer newspaper in Charlotte, North Carolina^[329]
Chattanooga Times newspaper in Chattanooga, Tennessee^[329]
Chicago Sun-Times newspaper in Chicago, Illinois^[334]
The Chicago Tribune newspaper in Chicago, Illinois^[335]
Cleveland Plain Dealer newspaper in Cleveland, Ohio^[329]
Columbia Daily Tribune newspaper in Columbia, Missouri^[329]
The Columbian newspaper in Vancouver, Washington^[329]
Commercial Appeal newspaper in Memphis, Tennessee^[329]
Concord Monitor newspaper in Concord, New Hampshire^[329]
The Contra Costa Times newspaper in Walnut Creek, California^[331]
Cortez Journal newspaper in Cortez, Colorado^[329]
The Daily Breeze newspaper in Torrance, California^[329]
Dayton Daily News newspaper in Dayton, Ohio^[331]
Daytona Beach News Journal newspaper in Daytona Beach, Florida^[329]
The Denver Post newspaper in Denver, Colorado^[329]
Detroit Free Press newspaper in Detroit, Michigan^[329]
Durham Herald Sun newspaper in Durham, North Carolina^[329]
The Durango Herald newspaper in Durango, Colorado^[329]
The Eagle newspaper in College Station, Texas^[336]
East Oregonian newspaper in Pendleton, Oregon^[329]
The Economist magazine^[329]
El Diario/La Prensa newspaper in New York, New York^[329]
Esquire magazine ^[337]
Express-Times newspaper in Easton, Pennsylvania^[329]
Falls Church News Press newspaper in Falls Church, Virginia^[329]
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette newspaper in Fort Wayne, Indiana^[329]
Fort Worth Star-Telegram newspaper in Fort Worth, Texas^[338]
Fremont Argus newspaper in Fremont, California^[329]
The Fresno Bee newspaper in Fresno, California^[331]
Gainesville Sun newspaper in Gainesville, FL^[329]
Greenville Daily Reflector newspaper in Greenville, North Carolina^[329]
The Gunnison County Times newspaper in Gunnison, Colorado^[329]
The Hawk Eye newspaper in Burlington, Iowa^[329]
Hayward Daily Review newspaper in Hayward, California^[329]
Honolulu Star-Bulletin newspaper in Honolulu, Hawaii^[329]
The Houston Chronicle newspaper in Houston, Texas. ^[339]
Idaho Statesman newspaper in Boise, Idaho^[329]
The Joplin Globe newspaper in Joplin, Missouri^[340]
Kansas City Star newspaper in Kansas City, Missouri^[329]
Kenosha News newspaper in Kenosha, Wisconsin^[329]
La Opinion newspaper in Los Angeles, California^[329]
Las Cruces Sun-News newspaper in Las Cruces, New Mexico^[329]
Las Vegas Sun newspaper in Las Vegas, Nevada^[329]
Lexington Herald-Leader newspaper in Lexington, Kentucky^[329]
Long Beach Press Telegram newspaper in Long Beach, California^[329]
Los Angeles Daily News newspaper in Los Angeles, California^[329]
Los Angeles Times newspaper in Los Angeles, California^[341]
Lufkin Daily News newspaper in Lufkin, Texas^[329]
Mail Tribune newspaper in Medford, Oregon^[329]
Marin Independent Journal newspaper in Marin County, California^[329]
Mason City Globe-Gazettte newspaper in Mason City, Iowa^[329]
Miami Herald newspaper in Miami, Florida^[329]
Michigan Chronicle newspaper in Detroit, Michigan^[329]
The Monterey County Herald newspaper in Monterey, California^[331]
Muskegon Chronicle newspaper in Muskegon, Michigan^[329]
Naples Daily News newspaper in Naples, Florida^[329]
Nashua Telegraph newspaper in Nashua, New Hampshire^[329]
The New Bedford Standard-Times newspaper in Massachusetts^[331]
The New Yorker magazine in New York City, New York^[342]
New York Daily News newspaper in New York City, New York ^[343]
New York Times newspaper in New York City, New York^[344]
News and Observer newspaper in Raleigh, North Carolina^[329]
Oakland Tribune newspaper in Oakland, California^[329]
The Olympian newspaper in Olympia, Washington^[329]
The Oregonian newspaper in Portland, Oregon^[329]
Orlando Sentinel newspaper in Orlando, Florida^[329]
Ouray Plaindealer newspaper in Ouray, Colorado^[329]
Palladium-Item newspaper in Richmond, Indiana^[329]
Palm Beach Post newspaper in Palm Beach, Florida^[329]
Pasadena Star News newspaper in Pasadena, California^[329]
Philadelphia Inquirer newspaper in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania^[329]
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette newspaper in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania^[331]
The Quad City Times newspaper in the Quad Cities, Iowa and Illinois^[345]
The Record newspaper in Stockton, California^[346]
Register-Guard newspaper in Eugene, Oregon^[329]
"The Reno Gazette-Journal" newspaper in Reno, Nevada^[329]
Rockford Register Star newspaper in Rockford, Illinois^[329]
The Sacramento Bee newspaper in Sacramento, California^[331]
The Salt Lake Tribune newspaper in Salt Lake City, Utah^[347]
San Bernardino County Sun newspaper in San Bernardino, California^[331]
San Francisco Chronicle newspaper in San Francisco, California^[329]
San Gabriel Valley Tribune newspaper in San Gabriel, California^[329]
San Joaquin Herald newspaper in San Joaquin County, California^[329]
San Jose Mercury News newspaper in San Jose, California^[329]
San Mateo County Times newspaper in San Mateo County, California^[329]
Santa Cruz Sentinel newspaper in Santa Cruz, California^[329]
Santa Fe New Mexican newspaper in Santa Fe, New Mexico^[329]
Santa Monica Mirror newspaper in Santa Monica, California^[348]
Sarasota Herald Tribune newspaper in Sarasota, Florida^[329]
Seattle Post-Intelligencer newspaper in Seattle, Washington^[329]
The Seattle Times newspaper in Seattle, Washington^[349]
Shepard Express newspaper in Milwaukee, Wisconsin^{[citation needed]}
Springfield News Sun newspaper in Springfield, Ohio^[329]
St. Cloud Times newspaper in St. Cloud, Minnesota^[329]
St. Louis Post-Dispatch newspaper in St. Louis, Missouri^[331]
St. Petersburg Times newspaper in St. Petersburg, Florida^[331]
Standard-Times newspaper in Portland, Maine^[329]
The Star-News newspaper in Wilmington, North Carolina^[329]
Statesman Journal newspaper in Salem, Oregon^[329]
Stockton Record newspaper in Stockton, California^[329]
Storm Lake Times newspaper in Storm Lake, Iowa^[329]
The Tennessean newspaper in Nashville, Tennessee^[331]
Times-Reporter newspaper in Dover, Ohio^[329]
Toledo Blade newspaper in Toledo, Ohio^[329]
The Tri-City Herald newspaper in Kennewick, Washington^[329]
Tri-Valley Herald newspaper in Pleasanton, California^[329]
Tuscaloosa News newspaper in Tuscaloosa, Alabama^[329]
VIBE magazine ^[350]
Walla Walla Union-Bulletin newspaper in Walla Walla, Washington^[329]
Walnut Creek Journal newspaper in Walnut Creek, California^[329]
The Washington Post newspaper in Washington, DC^[351]
The Wisconsin State Journal newspaper in Wisconsin^[331]
Yakima Herald-Republic newspaper in Yakima, Washington^[329]

[edit] Academics

[edit] Economists

Jared Bernstein, Economic Policy Institute labor economist ^[352]
J. Bradford DeLong, Professor at the University of California, Berkeley; macroeconomist^[353]^[354]
Ray Fair, Professor at Yale School of Management; macroeconomist^[355]
Jason Furman^[356]
Daniel McFadden, 2000 Nobel laureate^[357]
Laurence H. Meyer, Federal Reserve Governor 1996–2002^[358]
Edmund Phelps, 2006 Nobel laureate^[359]
Amartya Sen, 1998 Nobel laureate^[360]
Robert Solow, 1987 Nobel laureate ^[361]
Joseph E. Stiglitz, 2001 Nobel laureate^[359]

[edit] Scientists

Peter Agre, Nobel Prize-winning scientist (Chemistry 2003)^[362]^[362]
Don Lamb, University of Chicago astrophysicist and former NASA scientist^[362]
Sharon Long, former dean of Stanford University's School of Humanities & Science^[362]
Gilbert Omenn, Professor of internal medicine, human genetics and public health at the University of Michigan ^[362]
Peter Norvig (Director of Research, Google) ^[363]
Harold Varmus, Nobel Prize-winning scientist (Medicine 1989) ^[362]
Alexei Abrikosov (Nobel Laureate Physics 2003)^[362]
Roger Guillemin (Nobel Laureate Medicine 1977)^[362]
John L. Hall (Nobel Laureate Physics 2005)^[362]
Sidney Altman(Nobel Laureate Chemistry 1989)^[362]
Leland H. Hartwell (Nobel Laureate Medicine 2001)^[362]
Philip W. Anderson (Nobel Laureate Physics 1977)^[362]
Dudley Herschbach (Nobel Laureate Chemistry 1986)^[362]
Richard Axel (Nobel Laureate Medicine 2004)^[362]
Roald Hoffmann (Nobel Laureate Chemistry 1981)^[362]
David Baltimore (Nobel Laureate Medicine 1975)^[362]
H. Robert Horvitz (Nobel Laureate Medicine 2002)^[362]
Baruj Benacerraf (Nobel Laureate Medicine 1980)^[362]
Louis Ignarro (Nobel Laureate Medicine 1998)^[362]
Paul Berg (Nobel Laureate Chemistry 1980)^[362]
Eric R. Kandel (Nobel Laureate Medicine 2000)^[362]
J. Michael Bishop (Nobel Laureate Medicine 1989)^[362]
Walter Kohn (Nobel Laureate Chemistry 1998)^[362]
Nicolaas Bloembergen (Nobel Laureate Physics 1981)^[362]
Roger Kornberg (Nobel Laureate Chemistry 2006)^[362]
Michael S. Brown (Nobel Laureate Medicine 1985)^[362]
Leon M. Lederman (Nobel Laureate Physics 1988)^[362]
Linda B. Buck (Nobel Laureate Medicine 2004)^[362]
Craig C. Mello (Nobel Laureate Medicine 2006)^[362]
Mario R. Capecchi (Nobel Laureate Medicine 2007)^[362]
Oliver Smithies (Nobel Laureate Medicine 2007)^[362]
Marshall Nirenberg (Nobel Laureate Medicine 1968)^[364]
Stanley Cohen (Nobel Laureate Medicine 1986)^[362]
Douglas D. Osheroff (Nobel Laureate Physics 1996)^[362]
Leon Cooper (Nobel Laureate Physics 1972)^[362]
Stanley B. Prusiner (Nobel Laureate Medicine 1997)^[362]
James W. Cronin (Nobel Laureate Physics 1980)^[362]
Norman F. Ramsey (Nobel Laureate Physics 1989)^[362]
Robert F. Curl (Nobel Laureate Chemistry 1996)^[362]
Robert Richardson (Nobel Laureate Physics 1996)^[362]
Johann Deisenhofer (Nobel Laureate Chemistry 1988)^[362]
Burton Richter (Nobel Laureate Physics 1976)^[362]
John B. Fenn (Nobel Laureate Chemistry 2002)^[362]
Sherwood Rowland (Nobel Laureate Chemistry 1995)^[362]
Edmond H. Fischer (Nobel Laureate Medicine 1992)^[362]
Oliver Smithies (Nobel Laureate Medicine 2007)^[362]
Val Fitch (Nobel Laureate Physics 1980)^[362]
Richard Schrock (Nobel Laureate Chemistry 2005)^[362]
Jerome I. Friedman (Nobel Laureate Physics 1990)^[362]
Joseph H. Taylor Jr. (Nobel Laureate Physics 1993)^[362]
Riccardo Giacconi (Nobel Laureate Physics 2002)^[362]
E. Donnall Thomas (Nobel Laureate Medicine 1990)^[362]
Walter Gilbert (Nobel Laureate Chemistry 1980)^[362]
Charles H. Townes (Nobel Laureate Physics 1964)^[362]
Alfred G. Gilman (Nobel Laureate Medicine 1994)^[362]
Daniel C. Tsui (Nobel Laureate Physics 1998)^[362]
Donald A. Glaser (Nobel Laureate Physics 1960)^[362]
Sheldon Glashow (Nobel Laureate Physics 1979)^[362]
James D. Watson(Nobel Laureate Medicine1962)^[362]
Joseph Goldstein(Nobel Laureate Medicine 1985)^[362]
Eric Wieschaus(Nobel Laureate Medicine 1995)^[362]
Paul Greengard(Nobel Laureate Medicine 2000)^[362]
Frank Wilczek(Nobel Laureate Physics 2004)^[362]
David Gross(Nobel Laureate Physics 2004)^[362]
Nathan S Woolsey(Nobel Laureate Chemistry 2012)^[362]
Robert W. Wilson(Nobel Laureate Physics 1978)^[362]
Robert H. Grubbs (Nobel Laureate Chemistry 2005)^[362]
Martin Chalfie (Nobel Laureate Chemistry 2008)^[365]

[edit] Other academics

Stephen B. Burbank, Professor of Law at the University of Pennsylvania^[358]
Ellen P. Chapnick, Dean for Social Justice Initiatives at Columbia Law School ^[366]
Ronald Dworkin, Professor of Law and Political Philosophy at New York University^[358]
Michael Eric Dyson, Professor at Georgetown University ^[367]
John Hope Franklin, Past president of the American Historical Association, Professor Emeritus of History at Duke University, chairman of President Bill Clinton's Initiative on Race in 1999, awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1995.^[368]
Francis Fukuyama, Professor of International Political Economy at Johns Hopkins University^[369]
Alice Kessler-Harris, R. Gordon Hoxie Professor of American History at Columbia University ^[366]
William R. Harvey, President, Hampton University ^[370]
Scott Kurashige, associate professor of American Culture, History, and Asian/Pacific Islander American Studies at the University of Michigan^[371]
Lawrence Lessig, Professor at Stanford Law School ^[372]
Grande Lum, Lecturer on negotiation at University of California, Berkeley Law School ^[373]
Manning Marable, Professor of Public Affairs, History and African-American Studies at Columbia University ^[374]
Michael McFaul, Professor of Political Science at Stanford University ^[196]
Michael Nacht, Dean of Goldman School of Public Policy at the University of California at Berkeley ^[196]
Martha Nussbaum, Professor of Law and Ethics at the University of Chicago^[358]
Michael Oppenheimer, Albert G. Milbank Professor of Geosciences and International Affairs, Woodrow Wilson School and Department of Geosciences, Princeton University ^[196]
Frances Fox Piven, Professor of political science and sociology at The Graduate Center at the City University of New York ^[366]
Samantha Power, Professor at Harvard University and Pulitzer Prize-winner ^[196]
Anita Ramasastry, Professor of law at the University of Washington School of Law^[248]
Riordan Roett, Professor of Western Hemisphere Studies and the Latin American Studies Program of Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University ^[196]
Barnett Rubin, Director of Studies and Senior Fellow of Center on International Cooperation at the New York University ^[196]
Simon Schama, Professor of history and art history at Columbia University ^[375]
Laurence Tribe, Professor of constitutional law at Harvard Law School ^[376]
Edward Tufte, Professor Emeritus of Statistics at Yale University^[358]
David Victor, Professor at Stanford Law School ^[196]
Celeste Wallender, Professor at Georgetown University ^[196]
Barbara Weinstein, President of the American Historical Association ^[366]
Joseph B. White, President, University of Illinois ^[377]
Cornel West, Professor of Religion at Princeton University ^[378]

[edit] Businesspeople

Marc Andreessen, software engineer, Silicon Valley entrepreneur and co-founder of Netscape^[379]
Michael Arrington, founder and co-editor of blog TechCrunch^[380]
Warren Buffett, investor and richest man in the world^[381]^[382]
Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, co-founders of Ben & Jerry's^[383]^[384]
Ari Emanuel, talent agent^[385]
David Geffen, media executive, producer and philanthropist^[386]
Nicholas A. B. Gray, owner of Gray's Papaya hot dog restaurant in New York City^[387]
Gary Hirshberg, Chairman, President, and CEO of Stonyfield Farm^[388]^[389]
Chris Hughes, co-founder of Facebook^[390]^[391]
Sheila Johnson, co-founder of Black Entertainment Television^[392]
Jeffrey Katzenberg, film producer and CEO of DreamWorks Animation^[393]
Billy King, former general manager and team president of NBA team Philadelphia 76ers^[394]
Ned Lamont, founder of Lamont Digital Systems and former Senate candidate^[395]
Edward Lewis, Chairman of Essence magazine and Latina magazine^[396]
Brink Lindsey, Vice President of Research for the Cato Institute and editor of Cato Unbound^[397]
William Louis-Dreyfus, billionaire New York financier^[269]
Craig McKenzie, sports agent^[398]
Rose McKinney-James, businesswoman and consultant^[399]
Ken Mok, President of 10 × 10 Entertainment^[248]
Elisabeth Murdoch, daughter of Rupert Murdoch and Chairman and CEO of Shine Limited^[400]
Craig Newmark, founder of website Craigslist^[401]
Indra Nooyi, CEO of PepsiCo ^[402]
Pierre Omidyar, founder/chairman of the eBay auction site^[403]
Dan Rooney, owner of the Pittsburgh Steelers of the NFL^[404]
Hilary Rosen, on-air political and business analyst^[405]
Eric Schmidt, Google Chairman and CEO ^[406]
Alan Solomont, Massachusetts philanthropist and fund-raiser^[407]
George Soros, businessman and philanthropist^[408]
Leigh Steinberg, sports agent^[409]
John W. Thompson, CEO of Symantec^[410]
Billy Vassiliadis, CEO of R&R Partners^[399]^[411]
David Voelker, owner and manager of Voelker Investments^[412]

[edit] Fashion designers

American Apparel, T-shirt manufacturer ^[413]^[414]
Tory Burch^[415]
Maria Cornejo, New York City-based Chilean designer ^[415]
Costello Tagliapietra, Brooklyn-based dressmakers ^[415]
Marc Jacobs ^[415]
Juicy Couture ^[415]
Derek Lam ^[415]
Nanette Lepore ^[415]
Lutz & Patmos ^[415]
Isaac Mizrahi ^[415]
Charles Nolan ^[415]
Zac Posen ^[415]
Proenza Schouler ^[415]
Rag & Bone New York City-based British designers ^[415]
Tracy Reese ^[415]
Brian Reyes ^[415]
Narciso Rodriguez ^[415]
Rachel Roy ^[415]
Albertus Swanepoel, New York City-based South African designer ^[415]
Diane von Fürstenberg ^[415]
Alexander Wang ^[415]

[edit] Labor unions

American Federation of Government Employees^[416]
American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations^[417]
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (national^[418]^[419], Illinois^[420], Oregon^[421], and Pennsylvania^[422])
American Federation of Teachers^[423]
American Nurses Association^[424]
American Postal Workers Union^[425]
American Small Business League^[426]
Association of Flight Attendants^[427]
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers^[428]
Change to Win Federation^[429]
Culinary Workers Union Local 226^[430]
Illinois Education Association^[431]
Milwaukee Area Technical College faculty union^[432]
International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Ship Builders, Blacksmiths, Forgers and Helpers^[433]
International Association of Fire Fighters^[434]
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers^[435]
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers^[436]
International Brotherhood of Teamsters^[437]
International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers^[438]
International Union of Painters and Allied Trades^[439]
National Air Traffic Controllers Association^[440]
National Association of Letter Carriers^[441]
National Education Association^[442]
New York City Corrections Officers' Union^[443]
Service Employees International Union (national^[444], California^[445], Illinois^[446], Indiana^[446], Kansas^[446], Missouri^[446], Nevada^[447], Washington^[448], Wisconsin^[449])
Transport Workers Union^[450]
UNITE HERE^[451]
United American Nurses^[452]
United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing, Pipefitting and Sprinkler Fitting Industry of the United States and Canada^[453]
United Auto Workers Union (national^[454], Region 4^[455])
United Food and Commercial Workers (national^[456], southeast, northeast and central Pennsylvania, northeast Maryland and southern New York^[457])
United Healthcare Workers West^[458]
United Mine Workers^[459]
United Steelworkers^[460]
Utility Workers Union of America^[461]

[edit] Labor leaders & union officials

Larry Cohen, President of Communications Workers of America^[462]
Maria Elena Durazo, Executive secretary–treasurer of the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor^[463]
Awais Khaleel, Vice President of the College Democrats of America^[464]
Sonny Nardi, President of Teamsters Local 416 in Ohio^[465]
Michael Thurmond, Georgia State Labor Commissioner^[102]
Randi Weingarten, President of the American Federation of Teachers and the United Federation of Teachers^[466]
Lauren Wolfe, President of the College Democrats of America^[464]

[edit] Social and political activists

Liz Abzug, co-founder and director of the Bella Abzug Leadership Institute and daughter of Bella Abzug^[467]
Luis Alejo, Watsonville Planning Commission^[468]
Joan Baez, singer, peace and human rights activist^[469]
Tom Bernstein, lawyer, businessman and human rights activist^[196]
Rev. Claude Black, Jr., civil and human rights activist^[470]
Ellen Bravo, feminist activist^[471]
Maria Buell, district director of League of United Latin American Citizens^[468]
Shepard Fairey, street artist and activist^[472]^[473]
Louis Farrakhan, National Representative for the Nation of Islam^[474]
Jane Fonda, actress and political activist^[475]
Kim Gandy, feminist activist and the President of the National Organization for Women^[476]
Tom Hayden, anti-war activist, former California State Senator^[477]
Rev. Jesse Jackson, former Democratic presidential candidate and former shadow Senator from the District of Columbia ^[478]
Rev. Joseph Lowery, minister and leader in the American civil rights movement ^[479]
Omar Mercado, deputy district director of League of United Latin American Citizens^[468]
Kate Michelman, pro-choice activist, former head of NARAL^[480]
John Prendergast, human rights activist and former adviser to the White House and the State Department^[481]
Carlos Ramos, voting-rights activist and President of the Monterey chapter of the League of United Latin American Citizens^[468]
Michael Ratner, human rights lawyer, president of the Center for Constitutional Rights^[482]
Rusty Schweickart, space advocate, co-founder of Association of Space Explorers, and Apollo 9 astronaut^[483]
Eleanor Smeal, feminist activist and the President and founder of the Feminist Majority Foundation^[476]
Eric Stern, gay rights activist.^[386]
Juan Uranga, director of the Center for Community Advocacy^[468]
Naomi Wolf, co-founder, American Freedom Campaign^[484]
Linus Torvalds, founder of Linux and open-source activist^[485]

[edit] Organizations

[edit] Environmental organizations, Humane organizations, and Wildlife groups

Cleantech for Obama^[486]
Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund^[487]
Environment America (national^[488], New Hampshire^[489], New Jersey^[490], New Mexico^[491], Pennsylvania^[492], Texas^[493])
Friends of the Earth Action^[494]
Humane Society Legislative Fund^[495]
League of Conservation Voters^[496]
Sierra Club^[497]

[edit] Other organizations

Air Travelers Association^[498]
Alabama New South Coalition^[499]
All American Patriots^[500]
American Coalition of Fathers and Children^[501]
American Corn Growers Association^[502]
American Hunters and Shooters Association^[503]
Asian American Action Fund of Greater Chicago^[504]
California Legislative Black Caucus^[62]
Beit Midrash Secular Yeshiva^[505]
Cook County Democratic Organization^[506]
Democratic Party of Illinois^[506]
Development Establishment Maintenance and Refinement Institute (DEMRI)^[507]
Doctors For Obama^[508]
EMILY's List^[509]
Houston GLBT Political Caucus^[386]
Human Rights Campaign^[510]
MoveOn.Org^[511]
Mexican American Political Association^[512]
NARAL Pro-Choice America^[513]
National Association of Police Organizations^[514]
Pirate Party of the United States^[515]
Planned Parenthood Action Fund^[516]
SeniorArk.com^[517]
United States Black Golfers Association^[518]
CREES (Conflict Resolutions Education and Employment Services) Executive Director James E. Hooker^[519]
VET PAC^[520]

[edit] Native American tribes

[edit] Entertainment

[edit] Actors and actresses

Ben Affleck^[522]^[523]
Shohreh Aghdashloo^[524]
Jessica Alba^[525]
Jennifer Aniston^[526]
David Arquette^[527]
Penn Badgley^[528]
Alec Baldwin^[529]
Eric Balfour^[530]
Antonio Banderas^[531]
Elizabeth Banks^[532]
Drew Barrymore^[533]
Jason Bateman
Jennifer Beals^[534]
Noah Bean^[535]
Kristen Bell^[536]
Maria Bello^[481]
Annette Bening^[537]
Halle Berry^[538]^[539]
Jessica Biel^[540]
Jack Black^[541]
Orlando Bloom^[542]
Zach Braff^[543]^[544]
Matthew Broderick^[545]
Adam Brody^[546]
Josh Brolin^[532]^[547]
Pierce Brosnan^[393]
Ellen Burstyn^[358]
Sophia Bush^[548]
Nick Cannon^[549]
Don Cheadle^[550]
Kristin Chenoweth^[551]
John Cleese^[552]
George Clooney^[553]
James Corden^[554]
Stephen Colbert^[555] Note that this was a satire bit aimed at Republicans hitching their wagon on a surefire winner.
Bill Cosby^[556]
Kevin Costner^[557]
Courteney Cox-Arquette^[527]
Daniel Craig^[558]
Cindy Crawford^[559]
Chris Crocker^[560]
James Cromwell^[561]
Alan Cumming^[562]
Jamie Lee Curtis^[393]
Tim Daly^[563]
Matt Damon^[564]^[565]
Ted Danson^[566]
Larry David^[567]
Rosario Dawson^[568]
Laura Dern^[569]
Robert De Niro^[570]
Zooey Deschanel^[571]
Danny Devito^[572]
Cameron Diaz^[527]
Leonardo DiCaprio^[573]
Taye Diggs^[540]
Fran Drescher^[574]
Kirsten Dunst^[575]^[576]
Megalyn Echikunwoke^[577]
Aaron Eckhart^[527]
Idris Elba^[578]
Tracee Ellis Ross^[579]
Isla Fisher^[580]
Kate Flannery^[581]
Jodie Foster^[393]
Jamie Foxx^[582]
Brendan Fraser^[583]
Morgan Freeman^[584]
Anna Friel^[550]
Jennifer Garner^[585]
Danny Glover^[586]
Joseph Gordon-Levitt^[587]
Ryan Gosling^[588]
Topher Grace^[537]
Bryan Greenberg^[584]
Andre Gregory^[358]
Andy Griffith^[589]
Jasmine Guy^[579]
Luis Guzmán^[590]
Mark Hamill^[591]
Josh Hamilton^[592]
Tom Hanks^[593]^[594]
Hill Harper^[595]
Valerie Harper^[596]
Anne Hathaway^[568]
Dennis Haysbert^[524]
Dulé Hill^[597]
Dennis Hopper^[598]
Kelly Hu^[599]
Jennifer Hudson^[600]
Josh Hutcherson^[601]
Samuel L. Jackson^[530]^[602]
Scarlett Johansson^[603]
Angelina Jolie^[604]
Rashida Jones^[537]
Ashley Judd^[524]
Brendan Kay^[524]
Daniel Dae Kim^[186]
Regina King^[605]
Christopher Knight^[606]
Michael Kostroff^[607]
Mila Kunis^[608]
Ashton Kutcher^[609]
Ken Leung^[610]
Lucy Liu^[524]
Blake Lively^[528]
Lindsay Lohan^[611]
Amanda Lorber^[612]
Nia Long^[613]
Eva Longoria Parker^[614]
George Lopez^[615]
Julia Louis-Dreyfus^[616]
Josh Lucas^[537]
Tobey Maguire^[569]
James Marsters^[617]
Rue McClanahan^[618]
Anne Meara^[572]
Alyssa Milano^[527]^[619]
Demi Moore^[620]
Julianne Moore^[621]
Benjamin McKenzie^[615]
Enrique Murciano^[530]
Eddie Murphy^[622]
Mike Ness^[623]
Thandie Newton^[532]
Cynthia Nixon^[624]
Amaury Nolasco^[625]
Edward Norton^[564]
Ed O'Neill^[626]
Gwyneth Paltrow^[400]^[627]
Hayden Panettiere^[628]^[629]
Sarah Jessica Parker^[630]
Bill Paxton^[631]
Mario Van Peebles^[574]
Amanda Peet^[632]
Kal Penn^[577]^[633]
Sean Penn^[634]
Harold Perrineau, Jr.^[530]
Ryan Phillippe^[635]
Chris Pine^[636]
Jada Pinkett Smith^[637]
Brad Pitt^[638]
Jeremy Piven^[639]
Sidney Poitier^[640]
Ellen Pompeo^[641]^[642]
Natalie Portman^[643]
Jaime Pressley^[527]
Dennis Quaid^[559]
Zachary Quinto^[597]
Carl Reiner^[596]
Ryan Reynolds^[540]
Nicole Richie^[644]
Chris Rock^[645]
Adam Rodriguez^[646]
Brandon Routh^[647]
Paul Rudd^[648]
Susan Sarandon^[366]
Richard Schiff^[649]
Johnathon Schaech^[530]
Martin Sheen^[650]
Will Smith^[637]^[651]
Phil Spector^[652]
Lexington Steele^[653]
Ben Stiller^[526]
Jerry Stiller^[596]
Meryl Streep^[654]
Rider Strong^[655]
Donald Sutherland^[656]
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa^[186]
Charlize Theron^[657]
Marisa Tomei^[527]
Chris Tucker^[658]
Kathleen Turner^[659]
Blair Underwood^[660]
Wilmer Valderrama^[568]
Amber Valletta^[646]
Kate Walsh^[661]
Denzel Washington^[662]
Isaiah Washington^[574]
Kerry Washington^[658]
Wil Wheaton^[663]
Bradley Whitford^[664]
James Whitmore^[633]
Forest Whitaker^[665]^[666]^[667]
Olivia Wilde^[577]^[668]
Henry Winkler^[669]
Alfre Woodard^[579]

[edit] Comedians

Aziz Ansari^[670]
Russell Brand^[671]
Stephen Colbert^[555]
Margaret Cho^[672]
Will Ferrell^[393]
Larry Gelbart^[572]
Kathy Griffin^[524]
Chelsea Handler^[673]^[674]
John Leguizamo^[615]
Richard Lewis^[675]
Cedric the Entertainer^[660]
Bill Maher^[676]
Tracy Morgan^[677]
Lorne Michaels^[678]
Eugene Mirman^[670]
Sarah Silverman^[393]
Hal Sparks^[679]
Stella (Michael Ian Black, Michael Showalter, David Wain)^[648]
Wanda Sykes^[680]
Lizz Winstead, co-creator of The Daily Show^[592]
Jon Stewart, Creator of The Daily Show^[592]

[edit] Directors

J. J. Abrams^[681]
Lexi Alexander^[682]
Woody Allen^[531]
David Benioff^[632]
Ken Burns^[683]^[684]
Eric Byler^[685]
Jesse Dylan^[686]
William Friedkin^[358]
Todd Haynes^[358]
Ron Howard^[393]
Callie Khouri, director and Oscar-winning screenwriter (Thelma and Louise)^[687]
Spike Lee^[688]
George Lucas^[568]^[689]
James Mangold^[358]
Garry Marshall^[596]
Michael Moore^[690]^[691]
Rob Reiner^[559]
John Sayles^[358]
M. Night Shyamalan^[692]
Steven Spielberg^[393]
Oliver Stone^[532]
Quentin Tarantino^[537]
Boaz Yakin^[572]

[edit] Models

[edit] Musicians

50 Cent^[695]
Arcade Fire^[696]
Burt Bacharach^[697]
Beastie Boys^[698]
Billie Joe Armstrong^[699]
Big Kenny^[700]
Andrew Bird^[701]
Biz Markie^[524]
The Black Keys^[698]
Black Thought of The Roots^[702]
The Breeders^[698]
Carrie Brownstein, guitarist for Sleater-Kinney^[703]
Chris Brown^[704]
Melanie Brown^[524]
Jimmy Buffett^[705]
Win Butler^[706]
Nick Cannon^[646]
Mariah Carey^[707]
Chris Carrabba^[708]
Chingy^[660]
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah^[571]
Kelly Clarkson^[709]
Cold War Kids^[571]
Natalie Cole^[710]
Common^[711]
Sean Combs^[712]
Harry Connick, Jr.^[559]
David Crosby^[699]
Sheryl Crow^[713]^[714]
The Decemberists^[715]
Tom DeLonge^[716]
Devo^[698]
Dianogah^[701]
Celine Dion^[717]
DJ Z-Trip^[718]
Bob Dylan^[719]
Eminem^[720]
Tabitha Elkins (jazz singer)^[721]
Melissa Etheridge^[722]
Donald Fagen (Steely Dan)
Fergie^[568]
The Fiery Furnaces^[592]
Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers^[723]
John Flansburgh of They Might Be Giants^[724]
David Foster^[559]
Jay Jay French, guitarist for Twisted Sister^[725]
Ben Harper^[569]
Ben Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie^[726]
Goo Goo Dolls^[633]
Kim Gordon^[727]
Macy Gray^[728]
Merle Haggard^[729]
Scott Hansen, Musician (Tycho) and Graphic Artist (ISO50)^[730]
Mickey Hart, Phil Lesh and Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead (Deadheads for Obama)^[731]
Herbie Hancock^[646]
Faith Hill^[732]
Jennifer Hudson^[600]
Indigo Girls^{[citation needed]}
Jim James of My Morning Jacket^[733]
Jay Red Eagle^[734]
Jay-Z^[688]
Wyclef Jean^[660]
Young Jeezy^[735]
Stephan Jenkins^[736]
Jin^[737]
Billy Joel^[738]
Alicia Keys^[712]
Carole King^[739]
Beyoncé Knowles^[688]
Glenn Kotche of Wilco^[740]
Ed Kowalczyk^[646]
Leo Kremer^[736]
Kris Kristofferson^[741]
Amel Larrieux^[742]
Cyndi Lauper^[743]
Annie Lennox^[744]
Les Savy Fav^[592]
Jenny Lewis^[571]
Jennifer Lopez^[537]
John Legend^[745]
Adam Levine of Maroon 5^[746]
Ludacris^[747]
Joel Madden of Good Charlotte^[644]
Chris Martin of Coldplay^[748]
Dave Matthews^[736]
Master P^[737]
Michael McDonald^[568]
Tim McGraw^[749]
Katharine McPhee
John Mellencamp^[699]
Mos Def^[750]
Nada Surf^[571]
Nas^[751]
Graham Nash^[698]
Immortal Technique
The National^[698]
Joanna Newsom^[358]
Ne-Yo^[633]
No Age^[752]
NOFX^{[citation needed]}
OK Go^[753]
Conor Oberst^[754]
Aubrey O'Day^[755]
Don Omar, Latin recording artist^[756]
Pearl Jam^[757]
Loren Pickford^[758]
Q-Tip^[759]
Questlove of The Roots^[702]
R.E.M.^[760]
Johnathan Rice^[571]
Samantha Ronson^[611]
Rhymefest^[761]
Nile Rodgers^[358]
Pat Sansone of Wilco^[740]
Tom Scholz, guitarist of Boston^[762]
Patti Scialfa^[763]
Seal^[559]
Shakira^[764]
Shudder to Think^[753]
Silversun Pickups^[571]
Russell Simmons^[765]
Ashlee Simpson^[527]
Patti Smith^[766]
Jill Sobule^[736]
Bruce Springsteen^[767]^[768]
Ralph Stanley^[769]
Mavis Staples^[770]
Michael Stipe^[771]
Barbra Streisand^[393]^[772]
Taboo^[615]
James Taylor^[773]
Tenacious D (Jack Black and Kyle Gass)^[541]
Justin Timberlake^[774]^[775]
TV on the Radio^[776]
Jeff Tweedy of Wilco^[754]
Andres Useche^[777]
Usher^[778]
Vampire Weekend^[698]
Chris Walla of Death Cab for Cutie^[699]
Tegan and Sara^[779]
Joan Wasser ("Joan as Police Woman")^[753]
Rufus Wainwright^[537]
Roger Waters^[780]
Pete Wentz^[781]^[782]
will.i.am^[646]
Pharell Williams^[415]
Stevie Wonder^[783]

[edit] Radio personalities

Michael Smerconish, conservative talk radio host^[784]

Howard Stern, radio host^[785]

Television personalities

Tyra Banks, talk show host^[660]
Perez Hilton, blogger of Perezhilton.com and television personality^[786]
Star Jones^[568]
Kim Kardashian, stylist, apparel retailer, and television personality^[787]
Yul Kwon, winner of Survivor: Cook Islands and a Korean-American entrepreneur^[788]
Lisa Ling, television journalist^[789]
Judith Sheindlin, family court judge for Judge Judy^[790]
Emme Tomingbang, television journalist^[186]
Oprah Winfrey, talk show host^[791]

[edit] Writers

Paul Auster^[792]
Rekha Basu, columnist for Des Moines Register^[793]
Judy Blume^[794], popular children's and young adult writer, author of Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret., Superfudge, and others.
Christopher Buckley, conservative writer and satirist, son of William F. Buckley^[795]
Michael Chabon^[796]
Daniel Clowes^[358]
Diablo Cody, Academy Award-winning screenwriter for Juno^[588]
Dave Eggers^[796]
Barbara Ehrenreich^[797]
Jonathan Safran Foer^[358]
Christopher Golden^{[citation needed]}
Daniel Handler, better known under the pen name Lemony Snicket^[796]
Jeffrey Hart, conservative columnist, former long-time editor at National Review^[798]
Bob Herbert, columnist for The New York Times^[799]
Christopher Hitchens, journalist, critic and author^[800]
John Hodgman, actor and author of "The Areas of My Expertise"^[801]
Khaled Hosseini, Novelist and physician^[524]
Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston^[802]
Margo Jefferson, Pulitzer-prize winning New York Times writer^[366]
Miranda July, Author of "No One Belongs Here More Than You" and director of "Me And You And Everyone We Know"^[803]
Brian Katulis, Author and Middle East expert^[196]
Garrison Keillor, Grammy Award-winning author and radio personality^[804]
Stephen King^[805]
Norman Mailer^{[citation needed]}
John McWhorter, Author of "Losing the Race"^[806]
Maxine Hong Kingston^[802]
Jeff Mariotte, novelist who also wrote the Barack Obama one-shot comic book for IDW Publishing^{[citation needed]}
David Mixner, writer and civil rights activist^[386]
Toni Morrison, Nobel Prize winner and Pulitzer Prize recipient^[807]^[808]
Randall Munroe, author of xkcd^[809]
Ann Patchett^[810]
Katha Pollitt^[366]^[811]
Richard Powers, American novelist, National Book Award winner^[812]
Janet Ritz, publisher and managing editor of The Environmentalist^[813]
Philip Roth^[814]
Andrew Sullivan, political commentator^[815]
Studs Terkel^[816]
Andrew Tobias^[817]
Ayelet Waldman^[796]
Alice Walker^[818]^[819]
Chris Ware^[358]
Joss Whedon^[820]
Jason Whitlock, sportswriter for the Kansas City Star^[821]
Roger Wilkins, civil rights leader and journalist^[822]
Tobias Wolff^[796]
Sherman Yellen, playwright^[823]
Fareed Zakaria^[824]
Jordan Shapley^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Foreign Writers

Mark Millar, comic book writer, known for his works Wanted and The Ultimates.^[825]
J. K. Rowling, Author of the Harry Potter series^[826]^[827]
Eva Schloss, Author and Holocaust survivor, stepsister of Anne Frank^[828]

[edit] Athletes

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, fmr. NBA basketball player^[829]
Charles Barkley, fmr. NBA basketball player^[830]
Shane Battier, NBA basketball player^[394]
Charlie Bell, NBA basketball player ^[831]
Jerome Bettis, fmr. NFL football player^[832]
Chauncey Billups, NBA basketball player^[833]^[834]
Jack Brewer, fmr. NFL football player^[835]
Elijah Burke, professional wrestler^[836]
Pete Carroll, coach of the USC Trojans football team^[837]
Carl Crawford, MLB player^[838]
Baron Davis, NBA basketball player^[394]
Chris Duhon, NBA basketball player^[831]
Joe Dumars, former NBA basketball player and current Pistons president^[831]
Ben Eager, NHL hockey player^[410]
Donnie Edwards, NFL linebacker^[831]
Trent Edwards, NFL Quarterback^[831]
Evan Eschmeyer, fmr. NBA basketball player^[394]
Cliff Floyd, MLB player^[838]
Mick Foley, professional wrestler and author^[839]
Shad Gaspard, professional wrestler^[840]
Jonny Gomes, MLB player^[838]
Darryl Hamilton, MLB player^[831]
Grant Hill, NBA basketball player and Olympic gold medalist^[841]
Hulk Hogan, professional wrestler^[842]
Edwin Jackson, MLB player^[838]
LeBron James, NBA basketball player and Olympic gold medalist^[843]
Junior Johnson, NASCAR Legend^[844]
Magic Johnson, fmr. NBA basketball player^[393]
Shawn Johnson, gymnast and Olympic gold medalist^[845]
Michael Jordan, fmr. NBA basketball player^[622]
Billie Jean King, fmr. tennis player^[846]
Derrek Lee, current MLB baseball player (Chicago Cubs)^[847]
Sugar Ray Leonard, former professional boxer^[559]
Shawn Marion, NBA basketball player^[848]
Billy Mills, Olympic gold medalist in the 10,000 meter run (1964 Tokyo Summer Olympics)^[849]
Kevin Nash, professional wrestler^[850]
Joakim Noah, NBA basketball player^[851]
Greg Oden, NBA basketball player^[852]
Chris Paul, NBA basketball player^[853]
Fernando Perez, MLB player^[838]
Terry Porter, frm. NBA player and frm. Phoenix Suns head coach^[831]
David Price, MLB player^[854]
Craig Robinson, Oregon State Beavers men's basketball head coach, Obama's brother-in-law^[855]^[856]
Jimmy Rollins, MLB player^[857]
Emmitt Smith, fmr. NFL football player^[858]
Lovie Smith, current NFL coach (Chicago Bears)^[859]
Rod Smith, fmr. NFL football player^[860]
Booker T, professional wrestler^[839]
Diana Taurasi, WNBA basketball player^[410]
B.J. Upton, MLB player^[838]
Bill Walton, former NBA basketball player and current ESPN basketball analyst^[831]
Luke Walton, NBA basketball player^[831]
Roy Williams, NFL football player^[861]
Pat White, West Virginia Mountaineers quarterback and Heisman Trophy contender ^[862]

[edit] Family members of major political figures

Jack Carter, Nevada politician, son of Jimmy Carter^[863]
Jill Docking, Kansas politician, daughter-in-law of Robert Docking, former Governor of Kansas^[864]
Kitty Dukakis, wife of 1988 Democratic nominee Michael Dukakis, ^[865]
Julie Nixon Eisenhower, daughter of Richard Nixon and wife of grandson of Dwight D. Eisenhower^[866]
Susan Eisenhower, granddaughter of former president Dwight D. Eisenhower^[867]
CC Goldwater, granddaughter of former Republican presidential nominee Barry Goldwater^[868]
Kathleen Hensley Portalski, half-sister of John McCain's wife, Cindy Hensley McCain^[869]
Caroline Kennedy, daughter of John F. Kennedy^[870]
Ethel Kennedy, widow of Robert F. Kennedy^[871]
Joe Kennedy, son of Joseph Patrick Kennedy II and grandson of Robert F. Kennedy^[872]^[873]
Max Kennedy, son of Robert F. Kennedy^[874]^[875]
Rory Kennedy, daughter of Robert F. Kennedy, documentary filmmaker^[876]
Ann McGovern, daughter of fmr. Sen. George McGovern (D-SD)^[877]
Stephanie Miller, host of The Stephanie Miller Show and the daughter of former Republican Vice-Presidential candidate William E. Miller^[878]
Elizabeth Moynihan, widow of Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan,^[879]
Christine Pelosi, a member of DNC (superdelegate) and the daughter of the current Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi (D-CA)^[102]
Dorothy Peterson, wife of Former New Hampshire Governor and Republican Walter Peterson.^[880]
Nathan Portalski, nephew of John McCain's wife, Cindy Hensley McCain^[869]
Alma Rangel, wife of Rep. Charles B. Rangel^[445]
Ron Reagan, son of Ronald Reagan^[881]
Katherine Schwarzenegger, daughter of Maria Shriver and Arnold Schwarzenegger^[882]
Maria Shriver, journalist, niece of John F. Kennedy, First Lady of California and wife of Arnold Schwarzenegger^[883]^[884]
Rabbi Ethan Tucker, stepson of Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT)^[885]

[edit] Other individuals

Maryline Blackburn, 1984 Miss Alaska pageant winner^[886]
Cliff Bleszinski, video game designer, creator of Gears of War^[887]
Andy Bloch, poker player and former member of the MIT Blackjack Team^[888]^[889]
Virginia Boulet, New Orleans, Louisiana politician^[412]
James Wilkie Broderick, the son of actress Sarah Jessica Parker and actor Matthew Broderick^[890]
Doyle Brunson, poker player^[891]
Kirbyjon Caldwell, President George W. Bush's spiritual advisor ^[892]
James Carville, Clinton campaign strategist^[358]
Antar Dayal, artist^[893]
Jenny Durkan, chair of John Edwards' 2004 and 2008 presidential campaigns in Washington state^[894]
Roger Ebert, Pulitzer Prize winning film critic ^[895]
Myrlie Evers-Williams, the widow of murdered civil rights leader Medgar Evers^[896]
Carl Horton, Jr., Connecticut politician (D-CT)^[897]
Don King, boxing promoter^[898]
Casey Knowles, actress who appeared on Clinton's 3 a.m. ad^[899]
Harry Knowles, founder of Ain't It Cool News^[900]
John Laesch, Illinois politician (D-IL)^[901]
Tom Lehrer, political satirist^[902]
Taj Matthews, grandson of Civil Rights Leader Rev. Claude Black and author of Grandpa was a Preacher: A Letter To My Grandson. [48]
Fontaine Maverick, great granddaughter of Samuel Maverick, from whom the term maverick is originated^[903]
Jay Paterno, Penn State assistant coach, son of Penn State head coach Joe Paterno ^[904]
Karrine Steffans former porn star/music video performer turned New York Times bestselling author^[905]
Helen Ting, wife of law professor Jan C. Ting^[906]
Ed Turlington, John Edwards' advisor^[324]
Elaine Wynn, wife of Steve Wynn and education activist^[399]

[edit] Foreign political leaders

Wouter Bos, Minister of Finance and deputy prime minister of The Netherlands^[907]
Gordon Brown, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and the leader of the Labour Party ^[908].
Kurt Beck, Minister President of the German federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate (Rheinland-Pfalz), and former chairman of Germany's Social Democratic Party^[909]
Bertrand Delanoë, mayor of Paris, France and member of the French committee for Obama^[910]^[911]
Patrick Devedjian, leader of the French political party Union for a Popular Movement^[910]
Laurent Fabius, former Prime Minister of France^[912]
George Galloway, British politician (Member of Parliament for Bethnal Green and Bow)^[913]
François Hollande, head of France's Socialist Party^[914]
Michael Ignatieff, Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada^[915]
Boris Johnson, Mayor of London, former British Conservative Party Member of Parliament for Henley^[916]
Andrés Manuel López Obrador, former Mexican presidential candidate and social leader.^[917]
Trevor Manuel, Minister of Finance of South Africa. ^[918]
Toshio Murakami, Mayor of Obama, Japan^[919]
Daniel Ortega, President of Nicaragua^[920]
Axel Poniatowski, president of the foreign affairs commission at the National Assembly^[911] of France.
Fredrik Reinfeldt, Prime Minister of Sweden^[921]
Ségolène Royal, former French Socialist presidential candidate^[910]^[922]
Walter Veltroni, leader of the Italian opposition Democratic Party and former mayor of Rome^[923]
Ralph Gonsalves, Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines^[924]

[edit] See also

[edit] References

^ Rhee, Foon (June 3, 2008). "Carter to formally endorse Obama". The Boston Globe. http://www.boston.com/news/politics/politicalintelligence/2008/06/carter_to_forma.html. Retrieved on April 10, 2009.
^ "Bill Clinton endorses Obama bid". BBC News. June 25, 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7471924.stm. Retrieved on April 10, 2009.
^ Graham-Felsen, Sam (June 16, 2008). "Message from Al Gore: "My Endorsement"; Watch the Live Stream Tonight at 8:30 pm EDT". BarackObama.com. http://my.barackobama.com/page/community/post/samgrahamfelsen/gG5n3Y. Retrieved on April 10, 2009.
^ Gore, Al (June 16, 2008). "My endorsement". AlGore.com. http://blog.algore.com/2008/06/my_endorsement.html. Retrieved on April 10, 2009.
^ "Former VP Mondale Now Supports Obama". WCCO-TV. June 4, 2008. http://wcco.com/local/barack.obama.walter.2.740041.html. Retrieved on April 10, 2009.
^ Senator Daniel Akaka Endorses Barack Obama; Delegate Countdown - 151 To Go
^ ^a ^b ^c Bragg, Dennis (2008-06-03). "MT superdelegates side with Obama". montanasnewsstation.com. http://www.montanasnewsstation.com/Global/story.asp?S=8420770. Retrieved on 2008-10-26.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o "Endorsements '08". The Hill. http://thehill.com/endorsements-2008.html. Retrieved on 2008-10-26.
^ Senator Jeff Bingaman Endorses Barack Obama
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Sargent, Greg (2008-06-04). "Bloc of Neutral Senators Says It's Time To Get Behind Obama". TPM Election Central. Talking Points Memo. http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/06/neutral_senators_the_nominee_h.php#more. Retrieved on 2008-10-26.
^ Byrd endorses Obama for president Paul J. Nyden, The Charleston Gazette, May 19, 2008
^ Byrd endorses Obama Alexander Mooney, CNN, May 19, 2008
^ Senator Casey endorses Obama Reuters, March 28, 2008
^ Senator Clinton Endorses Barack Obama
^ U.S. Sen. Kent Conrad backs Obama
^ Dodd to endorse Obama
^ Dorgan to Endorse Obama
^ Durbin Taps Obama For President
^ Senator Russ Feingold: "I voted for Barack Obama"
^ Johnson backs Obama
^ Ted Kennedy to Endorse Obama
^ Sen. Edward Kennedy to endorse Obama, officials say
^ Kerry to endorse Obama
^ Minn. Sen. Klobuchar endorses Obama for president
^ Leahy Endorses Obama, Likens Him To Bobby Kennedy
^ AP: Sen. McCaskill to endorse Obama
^ "John Hood New Jersey Senator Menendez Rallies Miami Republicans for Obama; Florida Pols Avoid Bush". The Huffington Post. 2008-10-11. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-hood/new-jersey-senator-menend_b_133862.html. Retrieved on 2008-10-13.
^ Nebraska Senator Ben Nelson Endorses Obama
^ Liberto, Jennifer (2008-06-09). "Sen. Nelson endorses Obama". The Buzz: Florida Politics. St. Petersburg Times. http://blogs.tampabay.com/buzz/2008/06/sen-nelson-endo.html. Retrieved on 2008-10-26.
^ ^a ^b MacKay, Scott (2008-06-09). "R. I. Democrats endorse Obama". The Providence Journal. http://www.projo.com/news/politics/content/Democratic_delegates_06-09-08_ESAENIA_v15.38e5678.html. Retrieved on 2008-10-26.
^ Rockefeller Endorses Obama
^ Webb Thrashes Sarah Palin
^ ^a ^b ^c Obama Picks Up Support from Nunn and Boren
^ Bill Bradley To Endorse Obama — Politics on The Huffington Post
^ Jean Carnahan endorses Obama
^ Former Rhode Island senator endorses Obama
^ Breaking: Lincoln Chafee endorses Barack Obama
^ Ex-Senate Leader Daschle endorses Obama MSNBC.com, February 21, 2007
^ Edwards to endorse Obama
^ Liberto, Jennifer (2008-06-03). "Graham endorses Obama". The Buzz: Florida Politics. St. Petersburg Times. http://blogs.tampabay.com/buzz/2008/06/graham-endorses.html. Retrieved on 2008-10-26.
^ Gary Hart endorses Obama | Politics West
^ Jesse Jackson backs Obama for president
^ Jesse Jackson Endorses Barack Obama
^ "My Choice: Obama". Washington Post. October 28, 2008. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/27/AR2008102702407.html.
^ McGovern urges Clinton to drop out
^ Another Superdelegate for Obama
^ Republican former senator backs Obama United Press International, October 26, 2008
^ ^a ^b — obamaendorsement-0404apr04,0,177149.story Former Connecticut governor Weicker endorses Obama Stephanie Reitz, Newsday, April 5, 2008
^ Barack Obama has picked up the torch
^ Obama will break through gridlock
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w <Rangel Leads N.Y. Delegation in Endorsing Obama
^ Rep. Tom Allen (D-ME) Endorses Obama; Delegate Countdown - 153 To Go
^ Doyle, Altmire backing Obama
^ Andrews: Clinton campaign tried to exploit racial divisions
^ Congressman Brian Baird Endorses Obama
^ Barrow will back Obama
^ Congressman Baca Endorses Obama
^ Feminists for McCain?
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Endorsements '08
^ CONGRESSMAN XAVIER BECERRA ENDORSES BARACK OBAMA
^ Congresswoman Shelley Berkley Endorses Barack Obama for President
^ ^a ^b ^c Chairmen Henry Waxman and Howard Berman Endorse Barack Obama; Delegate Countdown - 130.5 To Go
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Arkansas Democrats Back Obama After Clinton Suspends Campaign
^ Barack 2, Hillary 0; Bishop backs Obama
^ ^a ^b Blumenauer endorses Obama
^ Boucher jumps into Obama's camp with endorsement
^ Pennsylvania Superdelegate Brady for Obama
^ Superdelegate Braley endorses Obama, Thomas Beaumont, The Des Moines Register, April 30, 2008
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Four Florida Members Of Congress Who Backed Hillary Come Out For Obama
^ Butterfield now endorses Obama
^ Why I Am Supporting Barack Obama, Lois CappsHuffington Post, April 30, 2008
^ Capps endorses Obama, Michael Collins Ventura County Star, April 30, 2008
^ Capuano endorses Obama for president
^ ^a ^b Reps. Jim Costa (CA-20) and Dennis Cardoza (CA-18) Endorse Obama; Delegate Countdown −59 To Go
^ Congressman André Carson Endorses Barack Obama for President
^ Rep. Castor Says She'll Support Obama
^ Kentucky Congressman Ben Chandler Endorses Barack Obama for President
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l Another Member of the CBC Pledges Support for the Obama Campaign
^ AP Newsbreak: SC Congressman Clyburn endorsing Obama
^ Jewish Rep. Cohen Battles Antisemitism and Racism In Re-Election
^ Courtney Endorses Obama The Hartford Courant, May 21, 2008
^ ^a ^b ^c Texans among Congressional Hispanics pledging to support Barack Obama
^ ^a ^b ^c Obama Seeks Congressional Support for Presidential Race — Politico.com
^ Why I’m Supporting Barack Obama (Rep. Danny Davis)
^ Another California superdelegate for Obama
^ ^a ^b Obama narrows Clinton lead in superdelegates, 'CNN', May 9, 2008
^ Rep. DeGette Switches Support to Obama
^ Delahunt says Obama will restore US image abroad
^ DeLauro To Endorse Obama On Saturday
^ ^a ^b Former Clinton backers swing behind Obama
^ ^a ^b ^c Debbie Stabenow makes final Michigan superdelegate switch from Hillary Clinton to Barack Obama
^ Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) Endorses Obama for President
^ More superdelegates go Obama's way Foon Rhee, Boston Globe, May 13, 2008
^ More Pa. superdelegates line up behind Obama
^ Release on Rep. Chet Edwards’ Obama Endorsement
^ Donna Edwards Endorses Obama Too
^ Ellison Endorses Obama, lauds 'unifying spirit' Minneapolis Star Tribune, Feb. 20 2007.
^ Rahm Emanuel Endorses Obama
^ Clinton Superdelegate Reveals He Voted for Obama
^ Anna Eshoo endorses Obama for president
^ Etheridge to back Obama
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k 26.5 Superdelegates Endorse Barack Obama
^ U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah endorses Barack Obama for president
^ Obama backer wins House seat in Republican stronghold — Yahoo! News
^ Gonzalez endorses Obama
^ Arizona Congressman Raul Grijalva Endorses Barack
^ Herseth Sandlin to endorse Obama
^ Obama picks up superdelegate Hill, Sylvia A. Smith, Fort Wayne Journal Gazettte, April 30, 2008
^ Hirono endorses Obama
^ Congresswoman Mazie Hirono endorses Barack Obama for President: Update
^ Hodes tells why he believes Obama can make a difference
^ Superdelegates back Obama
^ Hoyer officially for Obama
^ Jesse Jackson Jr. backs Obama in ad
^ Jefferson endorses Obama for president
^ ^a ^b Riding Super Tuesday Momentum, Obama Builds Strong Grassroots Organization in Texas
^ U.S. Rep. Steve Kagen endorses Barack Obama for presidential nomination
^ Patrick Kennedy to join father in endorsing Obama for president
^ ^a ^b Todd Spangler and Chris Christoff, Kilpatrick, 4 other Mich. superdelegates pick Obama Detroit Free Press, June 3, 2008
^ U.S. Rep. Kind: Pledges super delegate vote to Senator Barack Obama
^ R.I. Democrats endorse Obama
^ ^a ^b Congressmen Larson, Murphy to endorse Barack Obama
^ Rep. Rick Larsen endorses Barack Obama for president
^ Lewis says he's supporting Obama February 27, 2008
^ Congressman Lipinski backs Obama for president March 26, 2008
^ Congressman Dave Loebsack Endorses Obama
^ Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) endorses Barack Obama January 14, 2008
^ Utah superdelegates behind Obama
^ Rep. Betty McCollum endorses Barack Obama
^ Rep. Jim McDermott Endorses Obama; Delegate Countdown - 132.5 To Go
^ McIntyre backs Obama
^ Michaud last Maine superdelegate to endorse
^ Congressman Brad Miller (D-NC) endorses Barack Obama; Delegate Countdown - 168 To Go
^ George Miller endorses Obama
^ Obama overtakes lead in superdelegates for first time, Stephen Ohlemacher, AP, May 10, 2008
^ Congressman Alan B. Mollohan Endorses Barack Obama; Delegate Countdown - 43 To Go
^ Moore to endorse Obama for president Kansas City Star, June 3, 2008
^ As Crunchtime Arrives, All-Out Appeal in Region — washingtonpost.com
^ House Latinas Irked by Obama’s Neglect
^ With Hillary Clinton out of the running, U.S. Rep. Richard Neal endorses Barack Obama for president
^ Congressman Obey endorses Obama
^ Congressman John Olver (D-MA) endorses Obama; Delegate Countdown - 39 To Go
^ Pascrell holds out hope for Clinton vice presidency
^ Perlmutter endorses Obama
^ Rep. Peterson backs Obama
^ ^a ^b North Carolina Congressmen Mel Watt and David Price endorse Obama
^ Pomeroy endorses Obama
^ Rahall endorses Barack Obama — Huntington, WV — The Herald-Dispatch
^ Texas Demos laud Clinton's call to back Obama in fall
^ Ruppersberger backs Obama
^ Ryan Endorses Obama
^ ^a ^b Remaining Colo. supers endorse Obama
^ Obama in northern NV, as poll shows him behind
^ Ladies' Choice
^ ^a ^b ^c 6 L.A. Leaders Decide To Back Barack
^ MSNBC: U.S. Rep. Allyson Schwartz Endorses Senator Obama
^ Black Lawmakers Rethink Clinton Support
^ U.S. Rep. Bobby Scott endorses Obama for president
^ Congressman Joe Sestak's (PA-07) Endorsement of Senator Barack Obama for President of the United States and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces
^ Shea-Porter endorses Obama as 'our future'
^ Obama lands a key backer in Adam Smith
^ Space endorses Obama
^ Spratt to cast superdelegate vote for Obama
^ Pete Stark endorses Obama Josh Richman, Oakland Tribune, May 16, 2008
^ Betty Sutton Endorses Obama
^ Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS) Endorses Obama
^ Thompson endorses Obama
^ Tsongas throws support to Obama
^ Following Clinton, Tubbs Jones backs Obama
^ Tom Udall to cast superdelegate vote for Obama
^ Maryland Superdelegate Van Hollen Backs Obama
^ Indiana Rep. Pete Visclosky endorses ObamaChicago Tribune, May 14, 2008
^ U.S. Rep. Tim Walz (D-MN) endorses Barack Obama for President
^ Rep. Waters switches to Obama CNN Political Ticker, June 3, 2008
^ Leahy, Welch endorse Barack Obama Vermont Public Radio. January 18, 2008
^ Congressman Wilson backs Obama
^ Congressman David Wu Endorses Barack Obama for President
^ Yarmuth to endorse Obama
^ Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton Endorses Barack Obama
^ Walter Alarkon (2008-02-06). "Overlooked Asian voters boost Clinton". The Hill. http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/overlooked-asian-voters-boost-clinton-2008-02-06.html. Retrieved on 2008-02-09.
^ Congresswoman Madeleine Bordallo Endorses Barack Obama; Delegate Countdown - 107 To Go
^ John B. Anderson endorses Obama Chicago Tribune, January 7, 2008
^ Obama Picks Up More Endorsements
^ Edwards' Campaign Manager to Endorse Obama
^ Congressman Carson's Open Letter To Indian Country
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^ Barack Obama gets former Rep. Lee Hamilton's endorsement
^ Obama Wins Backing of 9/11 Commission Co-Chairman Lee Hamilton
^ Former West Virginia Secretary of State and U. S. Congressman Ken Hechler Endorses Senator Barack Obama for President
^ Andy Jacobs endorses Obama
^ Radio Iowa: Jim Leach endorses Obama
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[0] Rhee, Foon (June 3, 2008). "Carter to formally endorse Obama". The Boston Globe. http://www.boston.com/news/politics/politicalintelligence/2008/06/carter_to_forma.html. Retrieved on April 10, 2009.

[1] "Bill Clinton endorses Obama bid". BBC News. June 25, 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7471924.stm. Retrieved on April 10, 2009.

[2] Graham-Felsen, Sam (June 16, 2008). "Message from Al Gore: "My Endorsement"; Watch the Live Stream Tonight at 8:30 pm EDT". BarackObama.com. http://my.barackobama.com/page/community/post/samgrahamfelsen/gG5n3Y. Retrieved on April 10, 2009.

[3] Gore, Al (June 16, 2008). "My endorsement". AlGore.com. http://blog.algore.com/2008/06/my_endorsement.html. Retrieved on April 10, 2009.

[4] "Former VP Mondale Now Supports Obama". WCCO-TV. June 4, 2008. http://wcco.com/local/barack.obama.walter.2.740041.html. Retrieved on April 10, 2009.

[5] Senator Daniel Akaka Endorses Barack Obama; Delegate Countdown - 151 To Go

[montana-6] Bragg, Dennis (2008-06-03). "MT superdelegates side with Obama". montanasnewsstation.com. http://www.montanasnewsstation.com/Global/story.asp?S=8420770. Retrieved on 2008-10-26.

[thehill-7] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o "Endorsements '08". The Hill. http://thehill.com/endorsements-2008.html. Retrieved on 2008-10-26.

[8] Senator Jeff Bingaman Endorses Barack Obama

[bandwagon-9] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Sargent, Greg (2008-06-04). "Bloc of Neutral Senators Says It's Time To Get Behind Obama". TPM Election Central. Talking Points Memo. http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/06/neutral_senators_the_nominee_h.php#more. Retrieved on 2008-10-26.

[10] Byrd endorses Obama for president Paul J. Nyden, The Charleston Gazette, May 19, 2008

[11] Byrd endorses Obama Alexander Mooney, CNN, May 19, 2008

[12] Senator Casey endorses Obama Reuters, March 28, 2008

[13] Senator Clinton Endorses Barack Obama

[14] U.S. Sen. Kent Conrad backs Obama

[15] Dodd to endorse Obama

[16] Dorgan to Endorse Obama

[17] Durbin Taps Obama For President

[18] Senator Russ Feingold: "I voted for Barack Obama"

[19] Johnson backs Obama

[20] Ted Kennedy to Endorse Obama

[21] Sen. Edward Kennedy to endorse Obama, officials say

[22] Kerry to endorse Obama

[23] Minn. Sen. Klobuchar endorses Obama for president

[24] Leahy Endorses Obama, Likens Him To Bobby Kennedy

[25] AP: Sen. McCaskill to endorse Obama

[26] "John Hood New Jersey Senator Menendez Rallies Miami Republicans for Obama; Florida Pols Avoid Bush". The Huffington Post. 2008-10-11. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-hood/new-jersey-senator-menend_b_133862.html. Retrieved on 2008-10-13.

[27] Nebraska Senator Ben Nelson Endorses Obama

[28] Liberto, Jennifer (2008-06-09). "Sen. Nelson endorses Obama". The Buzz: Florida Politics. St. Petersburg Times. http://blogs.tampabay.com/buzz/2008/06/sen-nelson-endo.html. Retrieved on 2008-10-26.

[projo-29] MacKay, Scott (2008-06-09). "R. I. Democrats endorse Obama". The Providence Journal. http://www.projo.com/news/politics/content/Democratic_delegates_06-09-08_ESAENIA_v15.38e5678.html. Retrieved on 2008-10-26.

[30] Rockefeller Endorses Obama

[31] Webb Thrashes Sarah Palin

[nunn-boren-32] Obama Picks Up Support from Nunn and Boren

[33] Bill Bradley To Endorse Obama — Politics on The Huffington Post

[34] Jean Carnahan endorses Obama

[35] Former Rhode Island senator endorses Obama

[36] Breaking: Lincoln Chafee endorses Barack Obama

[37] Ex-Senate Leader Daschle endorses Obama MSNBC.com, February 21, 2007

[38] Edwards to endorse Obama

[39] Liberto, Jennifer (2008-06-03). "Graham endorses Obama". The Buzz: Florida Politics. St. Petersburg Times. http://blogs.tampabay.com/buzz/2008/06/graham-endorses.html. Retrieved on 2008-10-26.

[40] Gary Hart endorses Obama | Politics West

[41] Jesse Jackson backs Obama for president

[42] Jesse Jackson Endorses Barack Obama

[43] "My Choice: Obama". Washington Post. October 28, 2008. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/27/AR2008102702407.html.

[44] McGovern urges Clinton to drop out

[45] Another Superdelegate for Obama

[46] Republican former senator backs Obama United Press International, October 26, 2008

[autogenerated8-47] — obamaendorsement-0404apr04,0,177149.story Former Connecticut governor Weicker endorses Obama Stephanie Reitz, Newsday, April 5, 2008

[48] Barack Obama has picked up the torch

[49] Obama will break through gridlock

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[51] Rep. Tom Allen (D-ME) Endorses Obama; Delegate Countdown - 153 To Go

[52] Doyle, Altmire backing Obama

[53] Andrews: Clinton campaign tried to exploit racial divisions

[54] Congressman Brian Baird Endorses Obama

[55] Barrow will back Obama

[56] Congressman Baca Endorses Obama

[57] Feminists for McCain?

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[59] CONGRESSMAN XAVIER BECERRA ENDORSES BARACK OBAMA

[60] Congresswoman Shelley Berkley Endorses Barack Obama for President

[California2-61] Chairmen Henry Waxman and Howard Berman Endorse Barack Obama; Delegate Countdown - 130.5 To Go

[Arkansas-62] Arkansas Democrats Back Obama After Clinton Suspends Campaign

[63] Barack 2, Hillary 0; Bishop backs Obama

[Oregon1-64] Blumenauer endorses Obama

[65] Boucher jumps into Obama's camp with endorsement

[66] Pennsylvania Superdelegate Brady for Obama

[67] Superdelegate Braley endorses Obama, Thomas Beaumont, The Des Moines Register, April 30, 2008

[floridareps1-68] Four Florida Members Of Congress Who Backed Hillary Come Out For Obama

[69] Butterfield now endorses Obama

[70] Why I Am Supporting Barack Obama, Lois CappsHuffington Post, April 30, 2008

[71] Capps endorses Obama, Michael Collins Ventura County Star, April 30, 2008

[72] Capuano endorses Obama for president

[Costa.2FCardoza-73] Reps. Jim Costa (CA-20) and Dennis Cardoza (CA-18) Endorse Obama; Delegate Countdown −59 To Go

[74] Congressman André Carson Endorses Barack Obama for President

[75] Rep. Castor Says She'll Support Obama

[76] Kentucky Congressman Ben Chandler Endorses Barack Obama for President

[Illinois2-77] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l Another Member of the CBC Pledges Support for the Obama Campaign

[78] AP Newsbreak: SC Congressman Clyburn endorsing Obama

[79] Jewish Rep. Cohen Battles Antisemitism and Racism In Re-Election

[80] Courtney Endorses Obama The Hartford Courant, May 21, 2008

[Congresshispanics1-81] Texans among Congressional Hispanics pledging to support Barack Obama

[Endorsements-82] Obama Seeks Congressional Support for Presidential Race — Politico.com

[83] Why I’m Supporting Barack Obama (Rep. Danny Davis)

[84] Another California superdelegate for Obama

[narrow-85] Obama narrows Clinton lead in superdelegates, 'CNN', May 9, 2008

[86] Rep. DeGette Switches Support to Obama

[87] Delahunt says Obama will restore US image abroad

[88] DeLauro To Endorse Obama On Saturday

[wasuperdelegates-89] Former Clinton backers swing behind Obama

[michigandels1-90] Debbie Stabenow makes final Michigan superdelegate switch from Hillary Clinton to Barack Obama

[91] Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) Endorses Obama for President

[92] More superdelegates go Obama's way Foon Rhee, Boston Globe, May 13, 2008

[93] More Pa. superdelegates line up behind Obama

[94] Release on Rep. Chet Edwards’ Obama Endorsement

[95] Donna Edwards Endorses Obama Too

[96] Ellison Endorses Obama, lauds 'unifying spirit' Minneapolis Star Tribune, Feb. 20 2007.

[97] Rahm Emanuel Endorses Obama

[98] Clinton Superdelegate Reveals He Voted for Obama

[99] Anna Eshoo endorses Obama for president

[100] Etheridge to back Obama

[superdelegates1-101] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k 26.5 Superdelegates Endorse Barack Obama

[102] U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah endorses Barack Obama for president

[103] Obama backer wins House seat in Republican stronghold — Yahoo! News

[104] Gonzalez endorses Obama

[105] Arizona Congressman Raul Grijalva Endorses Barack

[106] Herseth Sandlin to endorse Obama

[107] Obama picks up superdelegate Hill, Sylvia A. Smith, Fort Wayne Journal Gazettte, April 30, 2008

[108] Hirono endorses Obama

[109] Congresswoman Mazie Hirono endorses Barack Obama for President: Update

[110] Hodes tells why he believes Obama can make a difference

[111] Superdelegates back Obama

[112] Hoyer officially for Obama

[113] Jesse Jackson Jr. backs Obama in ad

[114] Jefferson endorses Obama for president

[Texas1-115] Riding Super Tuesday Momentum, Obama Builds Strong Grassroots Organization in Texas

[116] U.S. Rep. Steve Kagen endorses Barack Obama for presidential nomination

[117] Patrick Kennedy to join father in endorsing Obama for president

[autogenerated5-118] Todd Spangler and Chris Christoff, Kilpatrick, 4 other Mich. superdelegates pick Obama Detroit Free Press, June 3, 2008

[119] U.S. Rep. Kind: Pledges super delegate vote to Senator Barack Obama

[120] R.I. Democrats endorse Obama

[Connecticut1-121] Congressmen Larson, Murphy to endorse Barack Obama

[122] Rep. Rick Larsen endorses Barack Obama for president

[123] Lewis says he's supporting Obama February 27, 2008

[124] Congressman Lipinski backs Obama for president March 26, 2008

[125] Congressman Dave Loebsack Endorses Obama

[126] Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) endorses Barack Obama January 14, 2008

[127] Utah superdelegates behind Obama

[128] Rep. Betty McCollum endorses Barack Obama

[129] Rep. Jim McDermott Endorses Obama; Delegate Countdown - 132.5 To Go

[130] McIntyre backs Obama

[131] Michaud last Maine superdelegate to endorse

[132] Congressman Brad Miller (D-NC) endorses Barack Obama; Delegate Countdown - 168 To Go

[133] George Miller endorses Obama

[134] Obama overtakes lead in superdelegates for first time, Stephen Ohlemacher, AP, May 10, 2008

[135] Congressman Alan B. Mollohan Endorses Barack Obama; Delegate Countdown - 43 To Go

[136] Moore to endorse Obama for president Kansas City Star, June 3, 2008

[137] As Crunchtime Arrives, All-Out Appeal in Region — washingtonpost.com

[138] House Latinas Irked by Obama’s Neglect

[139] With Hillary Clinton out of the running, U.S. Rep. Richard Neal endorses Barack Obama for president

[140] Congressman Obey endorses Obama

[141] Congressman John Olver (D-MA) endorses Obama; Delegate Countdown - 39 To Go

[142] Pascrell holds out hope for Clinton vice presidency

[143] Perlmutter endorses Obama

[144] Rep. Peterson backs Obama

[NorthCarolina2-145] North Carolina Congressmen Mel Watt and David Price endorse Obama

[146] Pomeroy endorses Obama

[147] Rahall endorses Barack Obama — Huntington, WV — The Herald-Dispatch

[148] Texas Demos laud Clinton's call to back Obama in fall

[149] Ruppersberger backs Obama

[150] Ryan Endorses Obama

[COdelegates1-151] Remaining Colo. supers endorse Obama

[152] Obama in northern NV, as poll shows him behind

[153] Ladies' Choice

[LA_endorsements-154] 6 L.A. Leaders Decide To Back Barack

[155] MSNBC: U.S. Rep. Allyson Schwartz Endorses Senator Obama

[156] Black Lawmakers Rethink Clinton Support

[157] U.S. Rep. Bobby Scott endorses Obama for president

[158] Congressman Joe Sestak's (PA-07) Endorsement of Senator Barack Obama for President of the United States and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces

[159] Shea-Porter endorses Obama as 'our future'

[160] Obama lands a key backer in Adam Smith

[161] Space endorses Obama

[162] Spratt to cast superdelegate vote for Obama

[163] Pete Stark endorses Obama Josh Richman, Oakland Tribune, May 16, 2008

[164] Betty Sutton Endorses Obama

[165] Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS) Endorses Obama

[166] Thompson endorses Obama

[167] Tsongas throws support to Obama

[168] Following Clinton, Tubbs Jones backs Obama

[169] Tom Udall to cast superdelegate vote for Obama

[170] Maryland Superdelegate Van Hollen Backs Obama

[171] Indiana Rep. Pete Visclosky endorses ObamaChicago Tribune, May 14, 2008

[172] U.S. Rep. Tim Walz (D-MN) endorses Barack Obama for President

[173] Rep. Waters switches to Obama CNN Political Ticker, June 3, 2008

[174] Leahy, Welch endorse Barack Obama Vermont Public Radio. January 18, 2008

[175] Congressman Wilson backs Obama

[176] Congressman David Wu Endorses Barack Obama for President

[177] Yarmuth to endorse Obama

[178] Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton Endorses Barack Obama

[179] Walter Alarkon (2008-02-06). "Overlooked Asian voters boost Clinton". The Hill. http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/overlooked-asian-voters-boost-clinton-2008-02-06.html. Retrieved on 2008-02-09.

[180] Congresswoman Madeleine Bordallo Endorses Barack Obama; Delegate Countdown - 107 To Go

[181] John B. Anderson endorses Obama Chicago Tribune, January 7, 2008

[Endorsements2-182] Obama Picks Up More Endorsements

[183] Edwards' Campaign Manager to Endorse Obama

[184] Congressman Carson's Open Letter To Indian Country

[Asian-185] More Major Endorsements and the Asian American Supporter Toolkit

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[187] Barack Obama gets former Rep. Lee Hamilton's endorsement

[188] Obama Wins Backing of 9/11 Commission Co-Chairman Lee Hamilton

[189] Former West Virginia Secretary of State and U. S. Congressman Ken Hechler Endorses Senator Barack Obama for President

[190] Andy Jacobs endorses Obama

[191] Radio Iowa: Jim Leach endorses Obama

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