As mused in the prior post, it is now being confirmed by NBC News that John Edwards indeed will endorse Senator Barack Obama.
While Edwards does not have superdelegate status, he does control his 18 (or is it 19?) pledged delegates to some degree and he also will be very persuasive in attracting more superdelegates to coalesce around Senator Obama.
The timing of the announcement strives for maximum effect. The day after being trounced in West Virginia by what is considered John Edwards' mealticket constituency, an Edwards endorsement will help Obama show he can bridge the cultural divide and gain the support of the hero of the middle-class, blue-collar "white" American vote.
Edwards gained 7% of the vote in West Virginia despite not even campaigning for months.
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