he has no machine in NC, Obama will win the state going away.

What a hack.  He's endorsing Hillary?  So pretty much everything he said while running for office was bullshit.  His new found populism was a gimmick to differentiate himself from Clinton and Obama.

the real question is, will he campaign for her?

I don't know much about NC is he popular there? I mean I guess since they elected him to the Sen. but is it one those things that if he endorsed Obama would the HRC camp say it doesn't mean anything?

it might make a difference nationally..you're right, I'm not even sure NC'ers look on him as 'one of their own'.

I heard that Dylan was going to be at Woodstock.

Given that Edwards could wind up Attorney General with a carte blanche to go after corporate criminals in an Obama administration, why would he consider endorsing a candidate who is:
a. hopelessly behind in the delegate count?
b. hopelessly behind in the popular vote?
c. hopelessly behind in states won?
d. broke and unable to pay her bills?
e. tanking in the polls?
f. dreaming of taking the party down with a delusional fight before the credentials committee which will, as Donna Brazile explained today, be stacked against her?
g. fighting negatives approaching those of GW Bush?

Well, I certainly hope it's not true but as an Obama supporter that would definitely suck.  Edwards has been a strong voice for a lot of the same issues that Obama cares about, so his endorsement of Clinton would definitely constitute a rebuke to Obama.  I don't think it will be outcome determinative if it happens, but it would definitely be a big 'get' for Senator Clinton.  

I must say, however, that I wonder how Edwards would explain some of his past --very pointed -- criticism of HRC if he opts to endorse her.  At various points, he cam pretty damn close to calling her corrupt and bought and paid for by lobbyists.  Food for thought, at the very least...

That would be odd. Most of Obama's supporters moved to Obama. I doubt many would switch to Clinton.

Did anyone see this on the political wire.

Why Edwards is Still on the Fence
New York magazine looks at why, nearly two months after dropping out of the presidential race, John Edwards still hasn't endorsed either Sen. Barack Obama or Sen. Hillary Clinton.

"According to a Democratic strategist unaligned with any campaign but with knowledge of the situation gleaned from all three camps, the answer is simple: Obama blew it. Speaking to Edwards on the day he exited the race, Obama came across as glib and aloof. His response to Edwards's imprecations that he make poverty a central part of his agenda was shallow, perfunctory, pat. Clinton, by contrast, engaged Edwards in a lengthy policy discussion. Her affect was solicitous and respectful. When Clinton met Edwards face-to-face in North Carolina ten days later, her approach continued to impress; she even made headway with Elizabeth. Whereas in his Edwards sit-down, Obama dug himself in deeper, getting into a fight with Elizabeth about health care, insisting that his plan is universal (a position she considers a crock), high-handedly criticizing Clinton's plan (and by extension Edwards's) for its insurance mandate."

If this is to be beleived than Liz Edwards or her people must have put this out and it sounds like Edwards was not to happy.

david

Sorry, I couldn't resist the snark.

At this point I would be disappointed if he endorsed either candidate. I'm tired of hearing from surrogates playing identity politics. Instead, let the candidates campaign hard but fair in the ten remaining states and stop using third parties so much.

Of course, it's not going to work out that way. Too many people seem to prefer listening to non-candidates speak about what they think the candidate believes and what they'll after being elected.

she is in PA not NC tomorrow, so I don't see any potential for endorsement.

This is a baseless rumor. Here at the California Democratic Party convention there was a HUGE number of both Obama and Hillary supporters outside the hall, chanting at each other, waving signs, etc. It's out of that mass that this rumor emerged. It has no sourcing and no basis whatsoever.

A lot of folks have come up to us at the Calitics table asking about it, but there is no evidence to suggest this is true, or anything other than some passionate activists wishing, hoping, and speculating.

If he does endorse for HRC, he would have to couch in the same terms as he did the Iraq war:   Boy was I mistaken about all that stuff I did/said/etc.   Again.

OTOH, he'd have to enumerate how wrong he was about HRC, and how awesome she would have to be for him to endorse, and so it could be smashing for her.

I think he'll get savaged in interviews if he does it, since he'll look at best, inconsistent.   He'd have to commit 110% in order to do this.  He'd have to trash Obama.    I don't see any other way.  For that reason, TruthMatters is right, BO would need a heavy counterweight to help with the news cycle.

I was for JRE, gave $$, etc.  But he doesn't seem to have anything to offer right now.  If he endorses BO at this point it would be a yawner, just another 'stop the party bleeding' endorsement unless he tours the PA mills saying BO is the savior.

I read the 'blew it' story at the New Yorker, and I have to say we never hear the other side.    How was BO received by the Edwardses, and were they truly ready to involved?     Edwards may have been bitter towards BO too, he was ready to accept the momentum behind HRC, but BO shocked them both.

Obama. The fact that he hasn't means he doesn't think he can win against McCain.

Breaking News: the rhetoric against Hillary by Edwards and Obama are just that, rhetoric. Yes, they have minor disagreements, but they mostly agree on all of the important issues.

Unfortunately, many Edwards and Obama supporters believe the crap that was said not realizing she was getting attacked simply because she was ahead.

Edwards knows that Hillary is one tough cookie and that's exactly what you need to be.

Look for Gore to endorse Hillary as well. He loves his country and knows we need an experienced, tough and level-headed candidate for president. He will put his personal feelings aside and support Hillary, the only candidate who could beat McCain. Unless someone has tapes of her pastor saying God Damn America.

I just heard rumor from NC awhile ago, Sen. Edward going to back Hillary up next week(his wife urge him to do so). I hope that would come true and Cruch Barry veryy hard. ( Nahhh Just Kid you guys)

1.) Selma Got Me Born - LIAR, your parents felt safe enough to have you in 1961 - Selma had no effect on your birth, as Selma was in 1965.
2.) Father Was A Goat Herder - LIAR, he was a privileged, well educated youth, who went on to work with the Kenyan Government.
3.) Father Was A Proud Freedom Fighter - LIAR, he was part of one of the most corrupt and violent governments Kenya has ever had
4.) My Family Has Strong Ties To African Freedom - LIAR, your cousin Raila Odinga has created mass violence in attempting to overturn a legitimate election in 2007, in Kenya. It is the first widespread violence in decades.
5.) My Grandmother Has Always Been A Christian - LIAR, she does her daily Salat prayers at 5am according to her own interviews. Not to mention, Christianity wouldn't allow her to have been one of 14 wives to 1 man.
6.) My Name is African Swahili - LIAR, your name is Arabic and `Baraka' (from which Barack came) means `blessed' in that language. Hussein is also Arabic and so is Obama.
7.) I Never Practiced Islam - LIAR, you practiced it daily at school, where you were registered as a Muslim and kept that faith for 31 years,until your wife made you change, so you could run for office.
8.) My School In Indonesia Was Christian - LIAR, you were registered as Muslim there and got in trouble in Koranic Studies for making faces (check your own book).
9.) I Was Fluent In Indonesian - LIAR, not one teacher says you could speak the language.
10.) Because I Lived In Indonesia, I Have More Foreign Experience - LIAR, you were there from the ages of 6 to 10, and couldn't even speak the language. What did you learn, how to study the Koran and watch cartoons.
11.) I Am Stronger On Foreign Affairs - LIAR, except for Africa (surprise) and the Middle East (bigger surprise), you have never been anywhere else on the planet and thus have NO experience with our closest allies.
12.) I Blame My Early Drug Use On Ethnic Confusion - LIAR, you were quite content in high school to be Barry Obama, no mention of Kenya and no mention of struggle to identify - your classmates said you were just fine.
13.)An Ebony Article Moved Me To Run For Office - LIAR, Ebony has yet to find the article you mention in your book. It doesn't, and never did, exist.
14.) A Life Magazine Article Changed My Outlook On Life - LIAR, Life has yet to find the article you mention in your book. It doesn't, and never did, exist.
15.) I Won't Run On A National Ticket In `08 - LIAR, here you are, despite saying, live on TV, that you would not have enough experience by then, and you are all about having experience first.
16.) Present Votes Are Common In Illinois - LIAR, they are common for YOU, but not many others have 130 NO VOTES.
17.) Oops, I Misvoted - LIAR, only when caught by church groups and democrats, did you beg to change your misvote.
18.) I Was A Professor Of Law - LIAR, you were a senior lecturer ON LEAVE.
19.) I Was A Constitutional Lawyer - LIAR, you were a senior lecturer ON LEAVE.
20.) Without Me, There Would Be No Ethics Bill - LIAR, you didn't write it,introduce it, change it, or create it.
21.) The Ethics Bill Was Hard To Pass - LIAR, it took just 14 days from start to finish.
22.) I Wrote A Tough Nuclear Bill - LIAR, your bill was rejected by your own party for its pandering and lack of all regulation - mainly because of your Nuclear Donor, Exelon, from which David Axelrod came.
23.) I Have Released My State Records - LIAR, as of March, 2008, state bills you sponsored or voted for have yet to be released, exposing all the special interests pork hidden within.
24.) I Took On The Asbestos Altgeld Gardens Mess - LIAR, you were part of a large group of people who remedied Altgeld Gardens. You failed to mention anyone else but yourself, in your books.
25.) My Economics Bill Will Help America - LIAR, your 111 economic policies were just combined into a proposal which lost 99-0, and even YOU voted against your own bill.
26.) I Have Been A Bold Leader In Illinois - LIAR, even your own supporters claim to have not seen BOLD action on your part.
27.) I Passed 26 Of My Own Bills In One Year - LIAR, they were not YOUR bills, but rather handed to you, after their creation by a fellow Senator, to assist you in a future bid for higher office.
28.) No One Contacted Canada About NAFTA - LIAR, the Candian Government issued the names and a memo of the conversation your campaign had with them.
29.) I Am Tough On Terrorism - LIAR, you missed the Iran Resolution vote on terrorism and your good friend Ali Abunimah supports the destruction of Israel.
30.) I Am Not Acting As President Yet - LIAR, after the NAFTA Memo, a dead terrorist in the FARC, in Colombia, was found with a letter stating how you and he were working together on getting FARC recognized officially.
31.) I Didn't Run Ads In Florida - LIAR, you allowed national ads to run 8-12 times per day for two weeks - and you still lost.
32.) I Won Michigan - LIAR, no you didn't.
33.) I won Nevada - LIAR, no you did not.
34.) I Want All Votes To Count - LIAR, you said let the delegates decide.
35.) I Want Americans To Decide - LIAR, you prefer caucuses that limit the vote, confuse the voters, force a public vote, and only operate during small windows of time.
36.) I passed 900 Bills in the State Senate - LIAR, you passed 26, most of which you didn't write yourself.
37.) My Campaign Was Extorted By A Friend - LIAR, that friend is threatening to sue if you do not stop saying this. Obama has stopped saying this.
38.) I Believe In Fairness, Not Tactics - LIAR, you used tactics to eliminate Alice Palmer from running against you.
39.) I Don't Take PAC Money - LIAR, you take loads of it.
40.) I don't Have Lobbysists - LIAR, you have over 47 lobbyists, and counting.
41.) My Campaign Had Nothing To Do With The 1984 Ad - LIAR, your own campaign worker made the ad on his Apple in one afternoon.
42.) My Campaign Never Took Over MySpace - LIAR, Tom, who started MySpace issued a warning about this advertising to MySpace clients.
43.) I Inspire People With My Words - LIAR, you inspire people with other people's words.
44.) I Have Passed Bills In The U.S. Senate - LIAR, you have passed A BILL in the U.S. Senate - for Africa, which shows YOUR priorities.
45.) I Have Always Been Against Iraq - LIAR, you weren't in office to vote against it AND you have voted to fund it every single time, unlike Kucinich, who seems to be out gutting you Obama. You also seem to be stepping back from your departure date - AGAIN.
46.) I Have Always Supported Universal Health Care - LIAR, your plan leaves us all to pay the 15,000,000 who don't have to buy it.
47.) I Only Found Out About My Investment Conflicts Via Mail - LIAR, both companies you site as having sent you letters about this conflict have no record of any such letter ever being created or sent.
48.) I Am As Patriotic As Anyone - LIAR, you won't wear a flag pin and you don't put your hand over your heart during the Anthem.
49.) My Wife Didn't Mean What She Said About Pride In Country - LIAR, your wife's words follow lock-step in the vein of Wright and Farrahkan, in relation to their contempt and hatred of America.
50.) Wal-Mart Is A Company I Wouldn't Support - LIAR, your wife has received nearly a quater of a million dollars through Treehouse, which is connected to Wal-Mart.
51.) Treehouse Is A Small Company - LIAR, the CEO of Treehouse last year, made more than the CEO of Wal-Mart, according to public records.
52.) University Of Chicago Hospital Pay Is Fair - LIAR, your wife's pay raise was nearly 150% her already bloated rate and the hospital is a Non-Profit Hospital, which made $100,000,000 in the last 3 years. They overcharge blacks VS whites for services, and overcharge everyone in general by 538%!
53.)I Barely Know Rezko - Only 5 Billed Hours - LIAR, you have known him for 17 years, and decided to do a real estate deal with him during a time when he was proven to be under investigation. Despite this, you divided your property and had them take off $300K before the mortgage problems started. Then Rezko's wife buys the lot beside it that you can't afford, saving you $625,000.
54.) My Donations Have Been Checked Thoroughly - LIAR, you only gave back Hsu ($72K) and Rezko (first $66K, then when caught lying $86K, then when caught lying again $150K and now caught lying YET AGAIN OBAMA, it's $250k) their money when publically called on their involvement in your campaigns.
55.) My Church Is Like Any Other Christian Church - LIAR, your church is so extreme, the pastor who married you, Rev. Wright, just got done blaming the US for 9/11 and named Louis Farrahkan their person of the year.
56.) I Disagree With My Church All The Time - LIAR, you still have yet to repudiate Wright, who married you and your wife, and you still donate large sums of money to assist the church in furthering its message - hatred and revenge. You donated in 2006 alone, $22,500 to the church that you so terribly disagree with. That is nearly $500 PER WEEK - that sure is disagreement, Senator Obama.
57.) I Have Clean Connections Despite Rezko - LIAR, you are not only connected to Exelon and Rezko, you are also connected to Hillary PAC supporter Mr. Hsu, AND an Iraqi Billionaire of ill repute, Nadhmi Auchi, who ripped off people in the Food For Oil, Iraqi deal. Seems Mr. Auchi may have helped Obama buy his million dollar property long before Obama had millions of dollars. Wonder what favors Mr. Auchi expects, when Obama leaves Iraq free to be taken over by special interests such as him.
58.) I never heard sermons like Rev. Wright's, that have been in videos all day, You Tube - LIAR! 3 days later during your Mea Culpa BS speech you said "Did I hear controversial statements while I sat in that church? Yes I did."
59.) The Passport Invasion is a conspiracy to find dirt on me! - LIAR. Your own Campaign Foreign Policy Advisor is the CEO of the company that looked into your records. PS - You had them look into yours to hide the fact you looked into Clinton's and McCain's more than a year before!
60.) Rev. Meeks has nothing to do with my campaigning - LIAR. Rev. Meeks appeared in ads for your Senate Campaign, donated to you, and helped raise money, then AND NOW. PS - He also seems to despise America.
61.) My wife didn't mean America is ignorant, she was just using a phrase - LIAR. Again, MicHELLe's comments perfectly sync with Wright's, Meeks', and Farrakhans, both in language, anger, and direction.
62.) I am very Anti-Terror - LIAR. One of your good pals is long time radical and terrorist William Ayers, with whom you have been seen in the last 12 months and who has helped the now jailed khalidi, Professor at Columbia who invited Ahmadinejad to the University, to raise money for Palestinian terrorism attacks against Israel. PS - Your church published a pro Hamas Manifesto - guess you weren't there on THAT Sunday either? How lucky for you.
63.) I have the best plan to cure the Mortgage Crisis - LIAR. You and your campaign buddy Penny SubPrime Bank Collapse Prizker have had your little fingers full of subprime cash - Obama has taken $1,180,103 from the top issuers of subprime loans: Obama received $266,907 from Lehman, $5395 from GMAC, $150,850 from Credit Suisse First Boston, $11,250 from Countrywide, $9052 from Washington Mutual, $161,850 from Citigroup, $4600 from CBASS, $170,050 from Morgan Stanley, $1150 from Centex, and last but certainly NOT LEAST - Obama received $351,900 from Goldman Sachs. I am sure that cash all came from folks who knew the subprime loan they had was a dream, eh?

I hope he won't endorse Hillary.

Edwards will be savaged to shreds if endorses HRC.
His name and value diminished. He is not prominent enough to overcame this position. It will be over for him.
I think he is foolish enough to do it. He has nothing to lose. His career is a failure.

No Way Edwards will endorse Hillary.

John Edwards is not ready to turn his back on everything he campaigned for by endorsing Hillary.

1) He wants to play the role of "national healer" in June.  There needs to be a voice from th trenches that tries to unite the supporters of the victor and the supporters of the vanquished.  The only perosn for that job...the job of uniting the party is John Edwards and he knows it.

2) He wants a Primetime convention speech, and he'll get it by being neutral and adnering to #1 above.  Were he to endorse HRC and she not prevail, his chances of a PT speech would be vastly diminshed.

Bunk.

BTW, if Al Gore weighs in, it will only be because one party of another went nuclear (or was going to go nuclear) and he felt compelled to end the race...which it would.

bold and the right thing to do.  We need Edwards and we need Hillary.  This will bring about serious change in healthcare for the US.

He didn't look like he was ready to endorse when I saw the clip on television.  

But lately, I think that Clinton has been talking more in specifics about the economy and health care than Obama.  Just my observation, and those are issues that Edwards cares more about.

One of the comments on Politico say Edwards' was leaning toward an Obama endorsement.  He's stayed neutral this long, I don't see why he would add his two cents now.

From the LA Times (http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition /asection/la-na-health30mar30,1,6373408. story):

She [Elizabeth Edwards] declined Saturday to make an endorsement in the presidential race. But Edwards said she favored Hillary Rodham Clinton's healthcare plan over Barack Obama's.

"Sen. Clinton's plan is a great plan" that closely resembles John Edwards' proposal, she said. Clinton's plan mandates that every American be insured. Elizabeth Edwards said only universal healthcare would resolve one of the problems plaguing the healthcare system -- its soaring cost.

"Until we get rid of the need for hospitals and other providers to cover the costs of people who are not covered . . . the overall cost is not going to go down," she said. "The only real cost savings comes when you have universality."

I think a Clinton/Edwards ticket would have a great chance to win in November.  I don't believe Edwards is only endorsing Hillary because he will make her VP or attorney  General.  Hillary is the tested candidate and you know she will be a champion for progressive causes.  Obama is a question mark and there are doubts he can win in November.  I personally think he can't.  An Edwards endorsement for Hillary would be a great thing to give her campaign some added momentum.

I can guarantee that if Edwards was "supposedly" leaning towards endorsing Obama, most of the posters here would be singing in the aisles, complimenting Edwards on his astute choice and how his endorsement would be another "nail in the coffin" for Clinton.

What is sad is that Obama supporters cannot swallow that Clinton does represent nearly 50% of the Democratic party and that by constantly slamming Clinton at every turn will do more damage to Obama's chances in the General than you are willing to acknowledge.  

But then, of course, all Obama supporters will just go back and blame Senator Clinton that it was all her fault...because, hey, if Obama can't win on his own merits, it must be some else's fault.

How pathetic.

Questions Surround Obama's Candidacy:
http://questionbarackobama.blogspot.com

...if only to hear the caterwauling from the netroots. Lots of cognitive dissonance.

It will matter in that it will help Hillary push back the "its over!" meme being pushed by Camp Obama. Plus good press coverage for Hillary for a change plus he can help in NC

Edwards is an opportunist, first and foremost. He ain't endorsing for the same reason Richardson waited so long to endorse: He wants to make sure he is on the winning side!

PS: Does anybody know how his wife is doing?

BTW: Steven's right. Remember how Edwards was winning these Blogpolls by large margins not long ago? Now that he is rumored to be supporting HRC (not to meantion that he thinks that OB is a "pussy") the Johnny-come-latelys that make up the Obama-supporters hate him. Truth is most of them never supported Edwards because they weren't around until after Iowa. Venting..... Sorry.

I'm extremely skeptical, given the state of the race right now, that any particularly high-profile Democrat would throw in against Obama. I'm not going to cite the math (since we've all seen it and will draw whatever conclusions we like), but I think most people will agree that Clinton's odds of securing the nomination are somewhat long right now, and are narrowing as time passes without catastrophe in the Obama camp.

Granted, Richardson endorsed Obama the other day, and he did so I believe in part because he sees which way the wind is blowing. Whether his forecast will be correct is an open question to some, but from a tactical standpoint it is sensible.

A high-profile Clinton endorsement does not make sense to me tactically on the part of the endorser. What is gained? Well, presumably some momentum in favor of that candidate who may best represent your values. What is lost? Currency with the frontrunner, which seems more valuable if you're interested in pursuing your own agenda.

I predict neither Edwards nor Gore will move until it's absolutely crystal clear who the nominee will be or if circumstances degrade to the point where a move must be made for the good of the party. But neither is true at this point.