Please find below a statement from Donna Edwards on her recent presidential endorsement.
“Whether you choose to call it the Chesapeake primary or the Potomac Primary, it is undeniable that voters have an extraordinary opportunity to participate in the tidal wave of change that is sweeping the country and will crest right here in the fourth district on February 12th.
In that spirit, I have decided to endorse a fellow candidate of change: Senator Barack Obama. As we move on from Super Tuesday into this decisive primary, we have two fine nominees for president, each of whom I am confident will make the United States a better, healthier, and more prosperous nation. Sen. Obama and Sen. Clinton each have demonstrated that they are listening to our country. They are ready to lead us out of the shadow of the disastrous policies of the Bush administration and its Congressional allies.
However, there is one candidate whose vision for change and message of hope mirrors my own vision for this district and the country. Sen. Obama and I have walked a similar path of public service and finding innovative policy solutions to the tough problems we all face; working in our communities at the grassroots level and remaining true to the same core principles and values – deep values that we are not willing to compromise.
Like Sen. Obama, I reject the influence of wealthy corporate special interest PACs funding political campaigns and influencing public policy. Both Sen. Obama and I opposed the war in Iraq from the beginning and have denounced this aggressive, misguided effort in the Middle East. Sen. Obama and I both adamantly opposed the Republican-sponsored bankruptcy bill that put the interests of banks and financial institutions ahead of the interests of the American people and is now exacerbating the outrageous foreclosure crisis right here in our own district.
Most importantly, both Sen. Obama and I offer a real change - a new vision and new voice in politics that actually works for the people. The change that we both envision requires thousands upon thousands of people working together, striving for change and demanding better of our elected officials.
Change is not something that happens overnight; it’s not about being forced to make the right decisions when it seems politically convenient. Change takes hard work and consistent, strong leadership. I believe that Sen. Obama epitomizes that change and I look forward to working with a fresh, Democratic voice in the White House.
The kind of change that we need in Washington begins right here and right now.”
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