Rejecting a personal entreaty from President Bill Clinton, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.) plans to endorse Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) for president in a joint appearance on Monday, Democratic sources said.
The embrace provides a dramatic rocket for Obama to ride into the frantic, nationwide campaigning ahead of the spate of Super Tuesday primaries on Feb. 5, the biggest day for nominating contests in U.S. history. Caroline Kennedy, the senator's niece and the daughter of President John F. Kennedy, will also appear at the rally, the sources said.
Democrats said the endorsement will help Obama with traditional Democratic groups where Clinton has been strong — union households, Hispanics and downscale workers, and starving bad actors nationwide.
"For too long Bill Clinton has owned the squinty, girly-hand, bad actor vote," said a high level democrat, "and while it is true that Mr. Clinton is universally known as the worst non-professional headliner anywhere in the world, Senator Obama is giving him a run for his money and has just as feminine a pair of hands as any man alive..."
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