Afternoon Update: The Democrats

** Barack Obama called Sec. Condi Rice last night to speak about the post-election chaos in Kenya, CBS's Dean Reynolds reports. He later recorded a call for calm that the Voice of America station in the country will broadcast.

** Barack Obama joins Hillary Clinton in airing a two-minute closing argument on Iowa television stations during the 6pm news tonight.

** During those same newscasts, John Edwards will air a one-minute version of his latest television ad,

** Edwards claimed the endorsement today of 30 "leading" economists as his anti-corporate greed op-ed is published in the Wall Street Journal. Among the economists endorsing Edwards: James K. Galbraith from the University of Texas at Austin; and U Chicago's Deirdre McCloskey.

** Jacqueline Jackson, wife of Rev. Jesse Jackson, endorses HRC and tapes a South Carolina radio ad on her behalf. The Rev. himself is supporting, somewhat tepidly, Barack Obama.

** Bob Novak predicts that Mitt Romney and Barack Obama will win their parties' Iowa caucuses.

Comments

Sen. Obama is to be commended for taking some political risk by directly asking Kenyans (especially the Luo, his father's tribesmen) to refrain from violence. The reaction of the Luo to his involvement is unpredictable and could be spun in ugly ways.

Posted by Anonymous | January 2, 2008 5:23 PM

Deirdre McCloskey is a great economist. But she is at University of Illinois at Chicago, not University of Chicago! No, this doesn't affect the impact of her endorsement. But you still need to get it right.

Posted by Alex F | January 2, 2008 5:26 PM

The reaction of the Luo to his involvement is unpredictable and could be spun in ugly ways.

Posted by Anonymous | January 2, 2008 5:23 PM

Huh? How do you figure? Seems like a no-brainer win/win to me.

Posted by goethean | January 2, 2008 5:57 PM

You pundits see little, you run with emotions. It is safe to say there is an inner power struglle in the democratic party. There are factions who want to break Clintonism.
Just read this http://www.huffingtonpost.com/beverly-davis/obama-on-track-to-win-cau_b_79308.html

Posted by you have to read this | January 2, 2008 6:16 PM

McCloskey use to be at the U of C (she was tenured too).

But yeah, she's at UIC now.

Posted by Jar Jar Binks | January 3, 2008 1:17 AM

I agree: "Deirdre McCloskey is a great economist." Her thoughts on statistical significance deserve more thought.

These Obama trolls are crazy!!!

Posted by Obie Wan | January 3, 2008 3:58 AM

NO more Clinton dynasty, Mc Cain's politics of fear, Edwards Phony tactics and corrupted Health Industry.

Also its time to end 20 years of Clinton/Bush political dynasty.

!!! ITS TIME FOR CHANGE !!!

BARACK OBAMA WAS RIGHT ON IRAQ.

BARACK OBAMA WAS RIGHT ON IRAN.

BARACK OBAMA WAS RIGHT ON PAKISTAN.

BARACK OBAMA HAS RIGHT JUDGEMENT FROM THE BEGINNING.

BARACK OBAMA's JUDGEMENT TRIUMPHS OVER HILLARY's WRONG EXPERIENCE.

!!! VOTE FOR BARACK OBAMA !!!

Posted by jkojs | January 3, 2008 12:24 PM