Well, John Edwards, the the ever calculating, political opportunist has finally ended the speculation and endorsed Obama, although he let it slip last week on Morning Joe. I gotta say, he and Obama timed it perfectly. I'm sure it had "nothing" to do with the fact that Hillary was making the press rounds after her massive win in West Virginia and Obama was pissed and basically decided she would get no more attention. It worked, but not totally. People were still saying he lost West Virginia and Edwards could help him with the "white vote." maybe it's just me but does that not "highlight" his weakness, as opposed to downplaying them, that he has to get the "white man" to rescue him, to vouch for him?
Now, as to John Edwards' ability to "solve" Obama's "white people" problem, I have doubts. Excuse my sarcasm but wasn't Edwards in the race and was not making headway, at one point having to tell the moderators that he was still in it? As I recall, it was in South Carolina, and he dropped out shortly thereafter. So, tell me something, if he had this "following" why didn't he generate enough support to muster a strong run at the nomination. I'll tell you why....because people did not buy what he was selling, plus he was very angry. Do anyone really believe that the millionaire, John is a champion for poor people. How many houses has he built in Louisiana? Has he started a scholarship program for the poor? It seems I have seen this before. John Edwards was Kerry's VP running mate and could not deliver North Carolina. What makes Obama think he can "deliver" white voters? To put a fine point on it, Edwards' supporters have long since drifted to Obama so there are none left. The fact is...his endorsement will have very little impact on Kentucky. Yeah he will campaign with him but I don't think he will be able to shake Hillary's supporters loose. After all, it's not as if he's Al Gore. Now, that would cause an earthquake. And even then Hillary would still stay put. It has done what it was designed to accomplish, steal some of Hillary's thunder (momentum).
John Edwards is politically irrelevant, even in his home state. Here’s proof:
In the 2000 election, without Edwards on the ticket: North Carolina result is….Bush 56 %Gore 43 %
In the 2004 election, with Edwards on the ticket: North Carolina result is…Bush 56 %Kerry-Edwards 44 %
So the guy had zero impact EVEN IN HIS OWN STATE!
ZERO IMPACT, people. Sorry to burst your bubble with some cold hard data.
An interesting observation....Elizabeth Edwards' absence spoke volumes. Can we conclude that she does not support Obama? Could it be that there is a split in the Edwards camp?
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