Senator Kennedy Endorses Obama

Monday, during a rally in Washington D.C., Senator Edward M. Kennedy will endorse Senator Barrack Obama for president of the United States.

This information comes from The New York Times, who is reporting that Senator Kennedy called Senator Obama this morning to inform the Illinoisan Senator of his decision.

Kennedy's decision comes on the heels of Obama's impressive victory over the likes of Hillary Clinton and John Edwards, where many believe that Kennedy was impressed by Obama's ability to forge an impressive coalition of white and black voters in South Carolina.

Kennedy's endorsement, among all possible endorsements of Democratic Senators, is viewed as the heaviest because of the length at which Kennedy has served in the Senate and the familial ties he shares with former presidential hopeful Robert F. Kennedy and former President John F. Kennedy.

Senator Kennedy also provides the hardcore Democratic party support that Obama seems to be lacking against Senator Clinton.

Kennedy's decision to endorse Obama comes as a relative surprise, because the Senator from Massachusetts had vowed to not nominate anyone of the candidates for president. But, according to The New York Times, Kennedy was moved to place his support behind Obama because of the tone of the race used in the past week from the Edwards and Clinton campaigns.