Edwards backs Obama's White House bid | Politics | Reuters
I think it was always clear that Edwards leaned toward Obama. Perhaps his message sometimes seemed closer to Clinton, but not where it mattered. In reality I think Edwards has been holding out his endorsement in hopes of being on the ticket for whichever group was going to win.
What that tells me now is that he's convinced that there is no way Hillary can possibly win, and that there is a good chance he might be the VP candidate. I think that's for the best.
I have talked a lot off-line lately about the possibility of a dream ticket. Not the one that the national media has picked up, but an Obama-Edwards ticket. To me Edwards can bring the same demographics as Hillary to the table. Plus, if Hillary is true to her word she'll be campaigning for Obama anyway.
The best part of an Obama-Edwards ticket is that it sets the stage for 16 years of democratic occupation of the White House. If Obama is half the president he is expected to be, and manages not to do anything to get himself impeached in his second term, we could easily see Edwards running virtually unopposed in the 8 years.
In many ways this is the best of what Obama is promising. A real change in American politics. Eight years under Obama, or sixteen years under the democrats would certainly change the way politics is conducted, and would force everyone to rethink their values. Obama is finally on the offensive when it comes to telling the American people that liberal thought is the same as theirs.
Liberals are in favor of family, religion, and freedom, but also help in times of need and scientific progress. Democrats are the party to advance green technologies to bolster our economy, and turn us back into a global leader. Barack and Edwards together represent a powerful force that I think McCain will have a hard time facing.
"There is one man who knows in his heart that it is time to create one America, not two, and that man is Barack Obama," he said, as Obama sat on a stool behind him.
The long-awaited endorsement helped blunt the impact of Clinton's landslide 41-point win over Obama in West Virginia on Tuesday. That result barely put a dent in Obama's lead in the Democratic race for the right to face Republican John McCain in November's presidential election.
I think it was always clear that Edwards leaned toward Obama. Perhaps his message sometimes seemed closer to Clinton, but not where it mattered. In reality I think Edwards has been holding out his endorsement in hopes of being on the ticket for whichever group was going to win.
What that tells me now is that he's convinced that there is no way Hillary can possibly win, and that there is a good chance he might be the VP candidate. I think that's for the best.
I have talked a lot off-line lately about the possibility of a dream ticket. Not the one that the national media has picked up, but an Obama-Edwards ticket. To me Edwards can bring the same demographics as Hillary to the table. Plus, if Hillary is true to her word she'll be campaigning for Obama anyway.
The best part of an Obama-Edwards ticket is that it sets the stage for 16 years of democratic occupation of the White House. If Obama is half the president he is expected to be, and manages not to do anything to get himself impeached in his second term, we could easily see Edwards running virtually unopposed in the 8 years.
In many ways this is the best of what Obama is promising. A real change in American politics. Eight years under Obama, or sixteen years under the democrats would certainly change the way politics is conducted, and would force everyone to rethink their values. Obama is finally on the offensive when it comes to telling the American people that liberal thought is the same as theirs.
Liberals are in favor of family, religion, and freedom, but also help in times of need and scientific progress. Democrats are the party to advance green technologies to bolster our economy, and turn us back into a global leader. Barack and Edwards together represent a powerful force that I think McCain will have a hard time facing.
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