Video endorsements may be the next trend of the still-young 2008 online presidential campaign.
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York picked one up last week from former Democratic presidential rival Tom Vilsack, and this week, Gov. Jon Corzine of New Jersey endorsed the junior senator from New York as his choice for the next president.
“She’s a respected leader on both sides of the aisle in Washington,” Corzine said, rattling off Clinton’s work in everything from health care to veterans affairs. “And probably most important in this world today, she’s respected outside of New Jersey and New York and Washington … She has relationships with people that will actually work together to bring peace around the world.”
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For a few months late last year and early this year, former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack dreamed of upsetting Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton in the race to be the Democrats’ 2008 presidential candidate. Now he dreams of seeing Clinton in the White House.
Vilsack recently announced his support for the New York Democrat. Why did he jump to her side so quickly after dropping out of the presidential race and long before the first intraparty votes are cast? Here’s his explanation:
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Three more Democratic presidential candidates had their time in the party’s spotlight at the Democratic National Committee meeting over the weekend, and PoliticsTV captured their speeches on film.
Sen. Joseph Biden Jr. of Delaware:
Gov. Bill Richardson of New Mexico:
Gov. Tom Vilsack of Iowa:
Categories: AirCongress, Delaware, Iowa, New Mexico, Sen. Joseph Biden Jr., Presidency 2008, Bill Richardson, Tom Vilsack, Gov. Bill Richardson, Joseph Biden Jr.
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Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack was so quick to launch his campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination — he announced the day after Democrats won the Nov. 7 mid-term election — that I didn’t have a chance to get AirCongress online before he took that step.
But with so many other candidates joining the race via video announcements the past few days, now seems like a good time to get Vilsack’s introductory video into the mix here.
All of the Democrats officially in the race so far have sounded similar themes — listening to and learning from voters, engaging them in conversation or inviting them to act now to change the country for the better — but Vilsack jumped on that bandwagon first.
“This isn’t just about me talking to you; it’s as important as me listening to you,” he said. “And that’s what I’m anxious to do. I’m anxious to learn about your ideas” on achieving energy security, “solving this healthcare crisis,” creating an innovative economy with good-paying jobs and improving “America’s place in the world.”
He added that “there are more solutions on Main Street America than in K Street,” where reside in Washington.
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