Everywhere I look, it seems like some important person is endorsing a candidate for the 2008 U.S. presidential election. What is particularly interesting is the supply and demand for Kennedy endorsements on the Democratic side of this contest. The media is going wild over these endorsements in particular. But as usual, my curious and inquiring mind wanted to learn more about the value that endorsements have on political campaigns. What better way to do so than doing what I do best — talking to knowledgeable people?

That being said, I invited two politically active friends — Charles, a supporter of Hillary Clinton, and Brandy, a supporter of Barack Obama — to my office. We all had some wonderful, freshly brewed Folgers’ Coffee, and I started a conversation.

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