Obama: Four New Endorsements in 48 Hours

As a further sign of Democrat momentum shift, Barack Obama has received four new political endorsements in the last 48 hours. While endorsements were slow coming out of the gate, Obama's increasing assault on Hillary Clinton's lead in key early states seems to be convincing-enough evidence for some that his campaign is nationally-viable.

It started on Monday afternoon, with the announcement that anti-war proponent U.S. Representative Barbara Lee (D-CA) was endorsing Obama. More good news followed later from one of the earlier battleground states when news broke U.S. Representative Carol Shea-Porter (D-NH) also came out in favor of Obama, resisting a strong consideration to remain neutral.

After that, U.S. Representative Betty McCollom (D-MN)announced she, too, was now supporting Obama, as a leader she "respects and has sound judgment on the most important issues facing the nation".

And earlier this afternoon, the former chairman of the South Carolina Democratic Party Joe Erwin threw his backing behind Obama, stating:

"I believe in his message and I think in Senator Obama we see a candidate who does what to me is the most important thing we can do in this election and that's to change the course of American politics."

As Obama is beginning to hit his stride and get his message in front of voters, it seems some undecideds are beginning to get comfortable with embracing a candidate who geniunely represents a break from politics-as-usual.