Obama To Get Endorsements From Oregon's Ex-Governors

By Ethan Lindsey | April 10, 2008 10:05 a.m. | Updated: June 17, 2010 12:03 a.m. | Bend, OR

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Democratic Senator Barack Obama will receive two key political endorsements Thursday, as the battle for Oregon's primary voters heats up. Ethan Lindsey reports.Governor Ted Kulongoski has already endorsed Hillary Clinton. He's traveled with the New York senator, and perhaps more importantly, he's a superdelegate, meaning he has a key vote at the Democrats' nominating convention.Barack Obama has an Oregon superdelegate vote of his own, Congressman Earl Blumenauer. And now the Illinois senator's campaign says he will receive high-profile endorsements from two popular former Oregon governors, John Kitzhaber and Barbara Roberts. The Democratic presidential candidates both appeared in Oregon in recent weeks, and most observers expect them to return soon. Even though the state's May primary is one of the last in the country, many voters cast their ballots early because Oregonians vote by mail.April 29th is the last day for Oregon's voters to register. And the Secretary of State's office says it will mail ballots out in the first week of May.

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