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Edwards Endorses Obama

by J-Michael Cabosky on May 15th, 2008

Well, the day I post an old video of Edwards, he comes out and endorses Obama.  Thus, I think it’s fair that I take credit for the endorsement. 

So, what does Edwards’ endorsement actually mean at this point?  Probably very little, at least from a vote getting sense.  There are only a few states left, none of which, besides Kentucky, have a Southern blue-collar vote.  Still, if Edwards is to campaign in Kentucky, perhaps he can close Obama’s losing magrin there, not that it really matters.

Instead, Edwards’ endorsement was perhaps most important based on the timing of it.  While Clinton had filmed many interviews yesterday, amidst her huge win in West Virginia, Edwards endorsed right during the evening news, taking away all the positive momentum Clinton gained from West Virginia.  This timing just isn’t a fluke in politics.

Still, Edwards is exactly the kind of guy Obama wants on his side in states like North Carolina and Virginia come fall.

The way it also helps Obama is that Edwards still has delegates pledged to him.  With his endorsement, Edwards has advised those delegates to vote for Obama.  As of this afternoon, 8 of those delegates have now pledged themselves to Obama, meaning he’s even closer to the magic number, officially ending the race.

Further blows to Clinton came as the UAW and NARAL endorsed Obama within the last 24 hours as well. 

That leaves Obama needing 135.5 delegates to get to 2,026, according to NBC News.

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