Star-turning Kansas Gov. Endorses Obama

Oct. 27 2008, Published 7:07 a.m. ET

Quick on the heels of her critically acclaimed performance providing the Democratic response to President George Bush's State of the Union speech last night, newly recognizable Kansas governor and silver fox Kathleen Sebelius announced her endorsement of Senator Barack Obama for president this morning. Obama's presently headed to a rally in El Dorado, Kansas, which is the hometown of his maternal grandfather, and Sebelius is attending to "welcome him back to Kansas and join the campaign." Sebelius' endorsement of Obama is not necessarily surprising given that her entire response last night centered around themes of bipartisanship and reducing the rancor in politics—which was a little idealistic and hopeful for even the average Obama supporter.