[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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This is a good thing, but Edwards should have done it LOOOONG ago. Rather than looking like an honest endorsement of the person Edwards thinks is the better candidate, the pundits will spin it in one or more of the following ways:
(1) Edwards had to get on the Obama bandwagon since the nomination is now inevitable, and holding out just looked dumb;
(2) Clinton's wins in West Virginia, Pennsylvania & Ohio underscored Obama's weakest demographic, which was Edwards' strongest in the early contests. Depending on what Edwards actually says, it could strengthen Obama in Clinton's main voter pool;
(3) Edwards' two home states - both Carolinas, one where he was born and the other he represented in the Senate - went for Obama overwhelmingly. He had to wait for both Carolinas to vote, or else he'd be seen as endorsing contrary to the will of the SC/NC people.
Way to go John Edwards, you already lost once, now you're backing another losing cause.
Hillary's policies were so much better, as well as her experience, for your wife's healthcare advocacy, and you're still going to gladhand Obama, this nobody who's hasn't done anything to deserve all the praise he gets.
I'm grossed out, but not surprised.
John Edwards is a SELL OUT!
HuffPost already has it on their website that it's Edwards. CNN is such the dramaQueen channel. Geesh.
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It's totally over now!
Thank you Mr. Edwards,now they will come outta the wood works with endorsements, this is one of the big ones the rest of them were waiting for. How long do you think it will be before he is the nominee? I say 1 week.
President Obama sounds soooooo nice!!!
Well it's about time.
Good timing and great news. Thank you senator Edwards!
CONGRATULATIONS Senator Obama, you deserve it!
I AM DISAPPOINTED GREATLY TO LEARN THAT JOHN EDWARDS WILL NOT SUPPORT HILLARY CLINTON WITH HIS ENDORSEMENT. I FEEL HE IS WRONG TO ENDORSE OBAMA NOW. I WILL BE 100% BEHIND OBAMA IN 8 YEARS. I AM 100% FOR HILLARY CLINTON NOW. I HOPE HE WILL RECONSIDER. I HOPE ALL THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE DESERTED SENATOR CLINTON WILL RECONSIDER. MY FIRST BIG DISAPPOINTMENT WAS GOV. RICHARDSON. BOTH HE AND EDWARDS NEED TO PRAY ABOUT THESE DECISIONS AND LEAD EFFORTS TO SUPPORT SENADOR CLINTON
Another election loser backing Obama. Way to be consistent Edwards. The voters you supposably care about are going in large numbers towards Hillary but you decide to be a snake and put your own political ambitions in front of what the people you are apparently fighting for want. What a politician. Doesn't support anyone until he's sure who the nominee is. Your a snake Edwards, enjoy going down to McCain in November.
Every bit of support will help. Good job senator Edwards. It is time for the clinton family to do the same. They have fought a good fight but there is somebody else who is winning.Good bye.
This is great news.
Mr. Edwards you are a bit late. We will take it anyway we can get it.
Go Obama – Yes, we can.
HILLARY its over... NO ONE CAN'T STEAL THE NOMINATION FROM OBAMA... Or it Will BE A CIVIL WAR.... Hillary don't expect something will happen to Obama... Are you expecting his death or what? If something happenned to him THE CLINTON WILL BE RESPONSIBLE.. we all know you will do anything to get the nominaton... IST OVER....FOR YOU... GO BACK TO THE SENATE...
HALLELUJAH!
Way to go.
Now we need to get Mr. Edwards as VP
Still need Mrs. Clinton on board to get out there to get everyone to vote.
It appears there is too much hate and we must be united.
It is entirely too much diversity in the democratic party. As democrats we need to concentrate on defeating the republicans in Nov; not debating over states who didn't follow the rules and protecting Sen. Clinton's feeling. Its timeout for all of these minor details and it is time to concentrate on the big picture- Obama vs McCain.
Why won't the democratic leaders take a stand and end Clinton's journey for the nomination?
It's about time!!
Edwards, the man of the people goes with Obama, the elitist. What a huge surprise........ guess he wants to be VP.
I wonder if Edwards got his jet-ski.
Momma, here come that man. Life is great
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Well played – he holds off on the endorsement until she gets her (expected) big win in WV, waits a day, then gives his endorsement which will certainly knock WV out from being a top story in politics.
Well played John Edwards.
Its been a fixed race from the begining. Bias against a woman leader.This country gets what it deserves. I see the change O.B. brought by his supporters, hate, division and racist. Edwards can kiss his - to. This country will wish 2 yrs from now they never had trashed HRC the way they have. She is our only real change.If O.B. gets elected ,put your head between your legs and kiss your - goodbye.The terroist are going to love the invitation to America. I never thought this country was so stupid to vote for a anti-american canidate. You can believe what you want. Time will tell.
MD Houston.
Can you come up with something new. The office wasn't even an official campaign office. And I'm an anti-Castro Cuban American.
Get over it. Say something about his policies or his record in the Senate. This kind of dreck makes you sound like a moron with a 2nd grade education.