For the first time in her 50 years, Caroline Kennedy says she has found a presidential candidate that reminds her of her late father, President John F. Kennedy.
In an op-ed piece posted Saturday at the New York Times Web site, Kennedy officially endorsed Democratic presidential candidate and South Carolina primary winner Barack Obama in his run for the White House.
"I have never had a president who inspired me the way people tell me that my father inspired them," wrote Kennedy. "But for the first time, I believe I have found the man who could be that president — not just for me, but for a new generation of Americans."
Kennedy, who was four days away from turning six when her father was assassinated, wrote that Obama "has a special ability to get us to believe in ourselves, to tie that belief to our highest ideals and imagine that together we can do great things."
Her op-ed piece also urged parents to choose a candidate she said could invigorate a younger generation that is too often "hopeless, defeated and disengaged." Kennedy wrote that she wants a president "who appeals to the hopes of those who still believe in the American Dream, and those around the world who still believe in the American ideal; and who can lift our spirits, and make us believe again that our country needs every one of us to get involved."
Caroline's uncle, Senator Edward Kennedy, has also announced his endorsement of Obama for president, the Boston Globe reports. Sources close to Kennedy said the senior senator will appear with Obama and Caroline Kennedy at a rally this morning at American University in Washington to make the formal announcement.
Sen. Kennedy plans to campaign actively for Obama, an aide said, and will focus particularly among Hispanics and labor union members, who are important voting blocks in several Feb. 5 states, including California, New York, New Jersey, Arizona and New Mexico.
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