First Kennedy, now Eisenhower 

This morning, Susan Eisenhower, granddaughter of Dwight Eisenhower and a player in DC think tank circles, endorsed Barack Obama for president in The Washington Post. This is a far less newsworthy event than the Kennedy support that Obama received earlier in the week but it is significant that a member of the Republican establishment, albeit a moderate one, would come out in support of Obama. The choice is particularly interesting given John McCain’s praise for Eisenhower.

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