Why isn't the endorsement by Sen Byrd for Sen Obama as widely ...?

Question

Why isn't the endorsement by Sen Byrd for Sen Obama as widely covered or broadcast by news media as other endorsements of Sen Obama?

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080519/ap_on_el_pr/obama_byrd

Answer 1

It could be that Senator Byrd is no longer the influential giant that he once was, and is not taken as seriously as he once was.