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Thursday, May 15, 2008

John Edwards clambering aboard the bandwagon

So John Edwards has come out and endorsed Barack Obama. The train has left the station and he's clambering on board. His endorsement will perhaps send his 19 convention delegates into Obama's column.

What I find interesting is that Edwards waited until after North Carolina's primary vote to make his endorsement. If Edwards has any pull at all, wouldn't it be in his own state? I suspect that the reason that Edwards held off with an endorsement before North Carolina voted is that he was afraid that the polls showing Clinton closing in North Carolina were accurate. He didn't want to endorse Obama and then have Clinton lose by only a few points. It would have become clear how little clout the former senator has in his own state. So he waited and then Obama, without his help, won a decisive victory here. So, the last bit of clout Edwards had was to jump on the bandwagon a week later and garner one last headline and hope that Senator Obama will be grateful. But Senator Edwards is just a footnote now and no one really cares all that much whom he endorses.
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So John Edwards has come out and endorsed Barack Obama. The train has left the station and he's clambering on board. His endorsement will perhaps send his 19 convention delegates into Obama's column.

What I find interesting is that Edwards waited until after North Carolina's primary vote to make his endorsement. If Edwards has any pull at all, wouldn't it be in his own state? I suspect that the reason that Edwards held off with an endorsement before North Carolina voted is that he was afraid that the polls showing Clinton closing in North Carolina were accurate. He didn't want to endorse Obama and then have Clinton lose by only a few points. It would have become clear how little clout the former senator has in his own state. So he waited and then Obama, without his help, won a decisive victory here. So, the last bit of clout Edwards had was to jump on the bandwagon a week later and garner one last headline and hope that Senator Obama will be grateful. But Senator Edwards is just a footnote now and no one really cares all that much whom he endorses.

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