Bernie Sanders, whose presidential bid has been snubbed by almost every Democratic elected official or party official, picked up the endorsement of a former Democratic National Committee chairman Thursday evening in New Hampshire.
Paul Kirk, a Democratic superdelegate who backed Barack Obama in 2008, was a longtime aide to the late Sen. Ted Kennedy, and briefly filled his Senate seat after the liberal icon passed away in 2009. Kirk also served as DNC chair from 1985 to 1989.
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Kirk is hardly a household name, but he’s respected by old school New England liberals and is one of Sanders’ few supporters among Democratic superdelegates, who can vote for any candidate in the nominating process.









