As proof he can overcome the odds, Kumamoto noted the 7,200 signatures that his team gathered to endorse him — well over the 5,585 required by law to secure his candidacy.
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Clearly, Mr. McCain enjoyed momentum from earlier contests, but also underlying his victory was the popularity of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, who endorsed him, as well as an unusual split between religious and ideological conservatives in the state, who tend to vote in tandem, and California's complex immigration politics.
In a surprise move last week, even the Arizona Republic editorial board singled out Schapira for his "pragmatic solutions to issues, particularly in education," and endorsed him ahead of well-healed opponents Andrei Cherny and Kyrsten Sinema.
As for the Obama camp, some felt that even though many ward leaders have already endorsed him, he is not well known enough to have won the group endorsement and that would have been perceived as a setback.
A new parliament has now endorsed him, and he may well be en route to becoming Libya's new leader.
"This other guy's endorsing him as well.
Other local politicians who initially endorsed him have switched sides as well.
Early on in the Obama administration, the Holbrooke team wanted to initiate negotiations with the Taliban, but the idea of such a diplomatic outreach was not endorsed for well over a year.
