john edwards to endorse obama
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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24628804
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - Democrat John Edwards is endorsing former rival Barack Obama, fresh signs of the party establishment embracing the likely nominee even as Hillary Rodham Clinton refuses to give up her long-shot candidacy.
Edwards was to appear with Obama in Grand Rapids, Mich., as Obama campaigns in a critical general election battleground state.
The endorsement comes the day after Clinton defeated Obama by more than 2-to-1 in West Virginia. The loss highlighted Obama's work to win over the "Hillary Democrats" — white, working-class voters who also supported Edwards in large numbers before he exited the race.
Edwards, a former North Carolina senator and the 2004 vice presidential nominee, dropped out of the race in late January.
Both Obama and Clinton immediately asked Edwards for his endorsement, but he stayed mum for more than four months. A person close to Edwards, speaking on condition of anonymity, said he wanted to get involved now to begin unifying the party. Obama also signed on to Edwards' poverty initiative, which was a major cause for Edwards in his campaign and since he left.
When he made his decision, Edwards didn't even tell many of his former top advisers because he wanted to make sure that he personally talked to Clinton to give her the news, said the person close to him. Edwards' wife, Elizabeth, who has spoken favorably about Clinton's health care plan, did not travel with him to Michigan and is not part of the endorsement.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - Democrat John Edwards is endorsing former rival Barack Obama, fresh signs of the party establishment embracing the likely nominee even as Hillary Rodham Clinton refuses to give up her long-shot candidacy.
Edwards was to appear with Obama in Grand Rapids, Mich., as Obama campaigns in a critical general election battleground state.
The endorsement comes the day after Clinton defeated Obama by more than 2-to-1 in West Virginia. The loss highlighted Obama's work to win over the "Hillary Democrats" — white, working-class voters who also supported Edwards in large numbers before he exited the race.
Edwards, a former North Carolina senator and the 2004 vice presidential nominee, dropped out of the race in late January.
Both Obama and Clinton immediately asked Edwards for his endorsement, but he stayed mum for more than four months. A person close to Edwards, speaking on condition of anonymity, said he wanted to get involved now to begin unifying the party. Obama also signed on to Edwards' poverty initiative, which was a major cause for Edwards in his campaign and since he left.
When he made his decision, Edwards didn't even tell many of his former top advisers because he wanted to make sure that he personally talked to Clinton to give her the news, said the person close to him. Edwards' wife, Elizabeth, who has spoken favorably about Clinton's health care plan, did not travel with him to Michigan and is not part of the endorsement.
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don't think it will happen though
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not automatically. the delegates can switch and pledge differently as seen here:
http://blogs.forbes.com/trailwatch/2008/03/obama-gains-iow.html
cross the river to the eastside
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Attorney General however, would make sense.
And he who forgets, will be destined to remember...
i wouldn't say the whole south just yet. i think he could have a chance in mississippi, north carolina, and maybemaybe virginia.
cross the river to the eastside
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And people thought just Barack was an elitist? Add to the ticket the multi-millionaire trial lawyer who lives in the 10,000 sq foot mansion down the street from a trailer park, and gets $400 haircuts. (I love Fox News reporting).
I don't understand all of the love for Edwards all of a sudden. He was a brutal running mate for Kerry, and he was done by the time New Hampshire voted this year. I guess he is good for getting some of the white vote.
He seemed WAY more progressive than Obama....I would have expected him to endorse Nader. But then again, that's quite a high expectation. Only the more highly evolved humans can understand how important Nader is to our society.
I just finished reading a part of Obama's first book where he talks about working for a Nader spinoff in the 80s, so I guess you are right
i know, just the thought of it makes me all swoony!
but i think joe biden would be an excellent choice as obama's running mate. tons of experience, a solid record, a good guy in general, imo. i'm keeping my fingers crossed.
and i DO think Edwards in the AG role would be HEAVEN. we need someone with integrity in that position after these long, dark years of bush.
"Obama's main opponent in this election on November 4th (was) not John McCain, it (was) ignorance."~Michael Moore
"i'm feeling kinda righteous right now. with my badass motherfuckin' ukulele!"
~ed, 8/7
oh, he is, definitely. he's just not presidential. not by a long shot.
"Obama's main opponent in this election on November 4th (was) not John McCain, it (was) ignorance."~Michael Moore
"i'm feeling kinda righteous right now. with my badass motherfuckin' ukulele!"
~ed, 8/7
Edwards has no integrity. His entire campaign is a sham and ran counter to his actual voting record. And as an ambulance chasing attorney suing doctors, he got fabulously weathly and in the process helped increase insurance premiums and healthcare costs. There is almost nothing good about Edwards other than his beautiful hair.
God, I hope not. I'd rather him be VP than be the head lawyer in the country.
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agreed. I pretty much feel disgust at John Edwards.