Well, the Voice of God in Pittsburgh, anyway…
Dan Rooney endorses Barack Obama
Now, you have to understand how the Rooneys are viewed in western Pennsylvania. If Dan’s father Art were still alive and had endorsed Obama, about 30 people in Allegheny County would vote for Clinton on the 22nd. Dan doesn’t have quite as much pull as Art did, but the family name still counts for a LOT in the region, mostly because they don’t generally flaunt it.
As far as Pittsburgh and the western Pennsylvania region goes, this endorsement may mean more than Senator Casey’s…
Edited to add, for those of yinz who aren’t from Pittsburgh an’ 'at, that the Rooneys own the Steelers and have for three generations now (Dan Rooney quietly passed the chairmanship of the Steelers organization to HIS son, Art Rooney II, in 2003).
