Aide Says Iowa Congressman Bruce Braley to Endorse Obama

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Aide Says Iowa Congressman Bruce Braley to Endorse Obama

By Becky Ogann

DES MOINES (AP) - An aide to U.S. Rep. Bruce Braley, D-Iowa, says he will announce his endorsement of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama on Wednesday.

Braley spokesman Jeff Giertz says Braley will endorse the Illinois senator during an afternoon conference call.

Braley was an early and ardent backer of John Edwards, but had remained uncommitted since Edwards dropped out of the race at the end of January.

Braley is a superdelegate and his endorsement will further add to Obama's fragile lead in delegates in the race against Hillary Rodham Clinton.

Giertz says Braley made his decision after seeing the overwhelming support for Obama in district conventions last weekend in his 1st District in eastern Iowa.

Tuesday, May 6 at 4:27 PM working poor wrote ...

Well, there's another democrat I am not going to vote for when he comes up for re-election. The way the democrats are going in Iowa, I am well on my way to becoming a republican

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Friday, May 9 at 6:20 AM thinking now wrote ...

Why are people impressed with pretty words, and no action? Obama is a flim-flam artist. If it isn't Hillary in November, this Democrat is going to McCain. Better the known devil than another on the job training president like the current occupant and Jimmy Carter.

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