Edwards to endorse Obama
[cnn-photo-caption image= http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2008/images/05/14/art.edwardsobama.gi.jpg caption="Edwards will endorse Obama, CNN has confirmed."](CNN) - CNN has confirmed that former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards will endorse Barack Obama shortly at a Michigan campaign event.
The endorsement could help Obama reach out to white, blue-collar voters - a demographic group that Obama has failed to capture, most notably in the recent Pennsylvania and West Virginia primaries.
Edwards received 7 percent of the vote in Tuesday's West Virginia contest.
The former North Carolina senator had campaigned on the message that he was standing up for the little guy, the people who are not traditionally given a voice in Washington, and that he would do more to fight special interests.
After dropping out of the race on January 30, Edwards asked both Clinton and Obama to make poverty a central issue of the general election and a future Democratic administration, something both agreed to do.
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Maybe he will explain why his Houston office flies a Cuban flag with Che on it?
I THINK THIS IS IT...
I THINK IT'S EDWARDS ENDORSEMENT...........
What is the announcement????????????????
NEW NEWS FROM: HUFFINGTON POST:
The Obama campaign has announced a "major national endorsement" for a rally tonight at 7pm in Michigan, and the rumor mill is swirling that it is none other than Sen. John Edwards. Time's Mark Halperin is teasing as much at his Web site, with a photo of Edwards and the text, "Ready to choose? Ready to hope?"
Edwards has certainly dropped some hints in recent days. He's chided Hillary Clinton over her comments about race, said he can't figure out how Clinton could ever win the nomination, and even said he planned to endorse the person he voted for in North Carolina's primary, using (it seems) the word "him."
And the Edwards endorsement goes to.......
I hope the announcement is that Bill Richardson is his running mate!
Yea, he is dropping out? That would be a major announcement and a welcome one.
What ever it is I hope it blows Hillary Clinton out of the water.
I hope it isnt he will pick Hillary as vp OMG that would be endgate
Hillary as the running mate. That's my guess.
Edwards endorses him putting him over the top for pledged delegates! And, Hillary agrees to "suspend" her campaign. Yippee!!
(Well, .500 isn't bad.)
How about a crazy wild guess............ Obama/Clinton '08
Exciting!!
Fired up, ready to go!
Obama '08
The obvious thing that leaps to mind is his choice for VP...
A slew of superdelegates? Edwards endorsement? Republican endorsement....?
HILLARY AS VP I BET...
O GEEZE.......
I'm guessing it has something to do with seating Michigan's delegates.
It must be Gore or Edwards are going to come out to endorse him. Everytime he loses, he comes back with something example the little kid that noone wants to play with and he has ice cream for everyone so they will play with him. Both Gore and Edwards are losers.
I think it is the Edwards endorsement.
... good lord. It better not be Hillary as a running mate, but given the fundraising agreement and such... I'm better it is.
I think I just threw up in my mouth.
Whats golng to be Obama they going to vote so thier votes can caunt?
Someone said Edwards is in Michgan right now !!!!
MMMMMMMMMM Maybe he is finally going to make his endorsement!
I HOPE THE ANNOUNCEMENT IS THAT HE HAVE GOTTEN THE MAGIC NUMBER FOR THE NOMINEE
YIPPIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ITS ABOUT TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
YAY!!!!! That's good news for us.....YAY!!!!!!!