#1 Edwards Endorses Obama.
Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 6:17 pm
Edwards, with 18 Pledged delegates and 1 Superdelegate, has endorsed Barack Obama. More if I can find an article.
The immediate impact questions:
1) Does this get him 19 more delegate votes, dropping him to a mere 120 before we look into how many Superdels he trickled out today?
Answer: Probably. These people were solidly Edwards and haven't indicated a change yet, despite him being out. Nothing ironclad.
2) Why now?
Answer: Announcing any earlier would be of minimal use. This was the day when everyone knew Hillary would have a huge win with no corresponding Obama victories, and she'd be gnawing on the headlines. This effectively eradicates that.
3) Edward's future?
Answer: Unclear. More and more we hear the phrase 'Attorney General'. If it gets too loud, expect every big corporation to begin shitting bricks and attacking Obama.
The immediate impact questions:
1) Does this get him 19 more delegate votes, dropping him to a mere 120 before we look into how many Superdels he trickled out today?
Answer: Probably. These people were solidly Edwards and haven't indicated a change yet, despite him being out. Nothing ironclad.
2) Why now?
Answer: Announcing any earlier would be of minimal use. This was the day when everyone knew Hillary would have a huge win with no corresponding Obama victories, and she'd be gnawing on the headlines. This effectively eradicates that.
3) Edward's future?
Answer: Unclear. More and more we hear the phrase 'Attorney General'. If it gets too loud, expect every big corporation to begin shitting bricks and attacking Obama.