Former governor endorses Clinton
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Former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack, who dropped his brief presidential bid last month, endorsed Democratic Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton’s candidacy for the White House.
“This is the person to be the next president of the United States,” Vilsack said at a Des Moines news conference with Clinton (D-N.Y.). “She is tried, she is tested and she is ready.”
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