Harper: I Think He Will Make An Amazing President

Hill Harper (Dr Sheldon Hawkes) continues to campaign.

Harper was in Baltimore on Tuesday, acting as keynote speaker in the Black Administrators in Child Welfare Conference. "These are people on the front lines, doing the work that all of us should be doing with young people that are falling through the cracks," he told WJZ-TV. The conference is one of many stops the CSI: New York star has made as part of Barack Obama's campaign team.

"I'm on the National Finance Committee for the Obama campaign and I've been everywhere across this country," Harper explained. He is also part of the "Yes We Can" video on YouTube which was inspired by a speech Obama gave in New Hampshire. "Yes We Can" has gotten more than 5.5 million views on YouTube itself, and it is reported that the video has been watched more than 15 million times through various sites. The video also contains appearances from CSI: Miami star Adam Rodriguez (Eric Delko) and former CSI: NY actress Kelly Hu (Kaile Maka).

Harper pointed out that Obama was president of the Harvard Law Review--the first African-American to hold the title. Beyond that, Harper said that Obama is "just amazing in terms of his commitment to community, but also his intelligence and his judgment and so I think he will make an amazing president." Harper predicted that Obama would beat Hillary Clinton in the Vermont Democratic primary on March 4, and his prediction turned out to be correct. Among the other states to have primary elections on Tuesday, Harper hoped that Obama would also do well in Ohio and Texas, which are both delegate-rich states. However, Clinton took the majority in both Ohio and the Texas primary. Obama currently has a tentative lead in the Texas caucus, but results are still being processed.

The original article is from WJZ-TV in Baltimore. The "Yes We Can" video can be watched on YouTube here or on the official site, Dipdive. More information about the March 4 primary elections can be found on CNN or the New York Times.

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