No tongue in cheek here - real political clout:
Sen. Kennedy backs Obama for president Quote:
By DAVID ESPO, AP Special Correspondent 4 minutes ago
WASHINGTON - Two generations of Kennedys — the Democratic Party's best known political family — endorsed Barack Obama for president on Monday, with Sen. Edward M. Kennedy calling him a "man with extraordinary gifts of leadership and character," a worthy heir to his assassinated brother.
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Kennedy's endorsement was ardently sought by all three of the remaining presidential contenders, and he delivered it at a pivotal time in the race. A liberal lion in his fifth decade in the Senate, the Massachusetts senator is in a position to help Obama court Hispanic voters as well as rank-and-file members of labor unions, two key elements of the Democratic Party.
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Sen. Kennedy backs Obama for president - Yahoo! News
Obama's on a roll.