by John McCormick
It must be city elected official endorsement day over at Obama campaign headquarters.
First, the announcement arrived earlier this morning of an endorsement by the mayor of Durham, North Carolina, where the Illinois senator is expected to campaign and raise money tonight.
Now, the campaign says a large group of Chicago aldermen are following the lead of Mayor Richard Daley and also endorsing Obama. The news release says the endorsement represents a unanimous endorsement of Obama by the city council’s African-American aldermen.
The names of the alderman endorsing Obama, as provide by the campaign, are listed below the jump.Ald. Pat Dowell
Ald. Toni Preckwinkle
Ald. Leslie Hairston
Ald. Fredrenna Lyle
Ald. Sandi Jackson
Ald. Michelle Harris
Ald. Anthony Beale
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Ald. Walter Burnett
Ald. Ed Smith
Ald. Ike Carrothers
Ald. Carrie Austin
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