Edwards endorses Obama
I officially hate today. Edwards gives long-awaited endorsement to Obama:
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - Democrat John Edwards endorsed former rival Barack Obama on Wednesday, a move designed to help solidify support for the party’s likely presidential nominee even as Hillary Rodham Clinton refuses to give up her long-shot candidacy.
ADVERTISEMENTEdwards made a surprise appearance with Obama in Grand Rapids, Mich., as the Illinois senator campaigns in a critical general election battleground state.
The endorsement came a day after Clinton defeated Obama by more than 2-to-1 in the West Virginia primary. The loss highlighted Obama’s challenge in winning over the “Hillary Democrats” — white, working-class voters who also supported Edwards in significant numbers before he exited the race in late January.
Edwards, who received a thunderous ovation when Obama introduced him to a crowd of several thousand, said, “brothers and sisters, we must come together as Democrats” to defeat McCain. “We are here tonight because the Democratic voters have made their choice, and so have I.”
He said Obama “stands with me” in a fight to cut poverty in half within 10 years.
Edwards also praised Clinton, saying “we are a stronger party” because of her involvement, and “we’re going to have a stronger nominee in the fall because of her work.”
You can praise her all you want, but at the end of the day, you’re just hoping for the VP nod.
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UGH. If he wins, I just might die.
I really really REALLY hope that he doesn't win. I don't think the economy, the broken military, the country could handle a third "shrub" term. Regardless of which individual represents the Democratic party, I hope that the party can come together with full support to put that Democratic nominee in the oval office.
If not, well, bye bye U.S.