Rae for Obama

Jason Rae, the 21 year-old superdelegate, is endorsing Obama. His statement cites Obama's tremendous appeal to young people and the potential that he can mobilize a new generation of activists. No word on whether or not the Obama campaign listened to the pundits and deployed Scarlett Johansson as a surrogate.

Comments

It must be because Obama just won the Democrats Abroad primary...number 11 in a row. Does he get half a delegate for that or what?

Posted by jim | February 21, 2008 10:25 AM

Far too young. Doesn't count.

Posted by Tim K | February 21, 2008 10:26 AM

Apropos your "wink wink nod nod" comment above, Jason Rae is gay, has been out for several years.

Posted by hopeless pedant | February 21, 2008 10:26 AM

Yeah, the Advocate ran an article recently. He's gay:

http://www.advocate.com/exclusive_detail_ektid52256.asp

Posted by Sam | February 21, 2008 10:30 AM

Fair point, but I still think he'd rather hang out with Scarlett Johansson.

Posted by The Animal | February 21, 2008 10:35 AM

Did they promise him a job for his vote?

Posted by Michael C. | February 21, 2008 10:41 AM

At the risk of being catty the Obama campaign should deploy Scarlett Johansson to Bill Clinton.

Posted by meow | February 21, 2008 10:49 AM

Fair point, but I still think he'd rather hang out with Scarlett Johansson.

Maybe Obama, savvy to the preferences of America's youth, sent Jake Johannsen instead:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FztVU6swtkM

Posted by JB | February 21, 2008 10:51 AM

Maybe Matt Damon instead of Scarlett.

Posted by david in norcal | February 21, 2008 10:52 AM

The whole impersonation thing is getting older and more desperate than Bob Dole.

Posted by Tim K | February 21, 2008 10:53 AM

One of my former best friends spent the day (or a day, but I think it was Monday) right before Super Tuesday driving Ms. Johanson around Minneapolis. Dude wasn't even into politics in 2004 when I joined Team Obama. Mind you, I'm in Korea, but it's still not fair.

Posted by aleks | February 21, 2008 11:11 AM

Wasn't the whole anti-democratic concept of super delegates invented by the Democratic Party's politburo to prevent the grassroots whippersnappers from nominating another McGovern? If so, then why make a 21 year old a super delegate?

Posted by Fred | February 21, 2008 11:29 AM

The "Jake" they should have sent would be Jake Gyllenhaal.

Posted by Temple Houston | February 21, 2008 12:38 PM

Actually, Scarlett travelled around Iowa during the caucuses. She turned the entire Grinnell Basketball team into Obama supporters and probably singlehandedly won Iowa.

Posted by ragu | February 21, 2008 2:43 PM

http://www.bestandworst.com/v/122502.htm

Ballot:
WHO WILL BECOME THE 45TH PRESIDENT IN 2017 WHEN OBAMA IS DONE?

[+] serious ballot by Psycho_Frighead
ACTIVE Mon Jan 14, 08 - Sat Oct 09, 10

[+] Chelsea Clinton
[+] Summer Glau (see ballot 110999)
[+] Arnold Schwarzenegger (after an amendment passed allowing non-US born to run)
[+] Gee, Psycho, why don't YOU run?
[+] Who says Obama is even going to win?
[+] President skylab

Posted by Richard Steven Hack | February 21, 2008 4:38 PM

It must be because Obama just won the Democrats Abroad primary...number 11 in a row.

The counting seems to have taken quite a while, but I think the actual voting happened on Super Tuesday. So, it doesn't count as 11-in-a-row, unless you also want the much-delayed New Mexico announcement (eventually called for Clinton) to break up the 11-in-a-row.

Posted by Warren Terra | February 21, 2008 5:44 PM