May 15, 2008
Edwards Catches the Late Train (Dick Morris)
It took John Edwards four months to make up his mind to belatedly endorse Obama for president.
His backing, now, is really an effort to play catch-up and to avoid being consigned to irrelevance should Obama win the election. But the process that led Edwards to act is emblematic of that which will assure Obama of sufficient delegates to win the nomination.
No longer is it a question of whether to endorse Obama or Hillary. Now the professional politicians who are the uncommitted superdelegates have to rush to get seats on the late train for Obama before it leaves the station.
With just shy of 1,900 delegates, the Illinois senator is only about 140 votes short of the nomination. With about 50 delegates likely to come to him on Tuesday when Kentucky and Oregon vote, that leaves 90 slots on the bandwagon still open.
Superdelegates will be vying with one another to get in their reservations so they can be for Obama before he gets the majority.
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Dick, is it THIS bad? Do you really need to see the witch's shoes protruding from under the house to be happy?
Comment by Igor R. — May 15, 2008 @ 4:25 pm
Kinda funny, trying to catch a seat on a train going down the embankment. All aboard!
Comment by Igor R. — May 15, 2008 @ 5:29 pm
One does not become consigned to irrelevance because they fail to endorse someone. They become consigned to irrelevance because their policies are irrelevant.
Comment by Robert Rosencrans — May 15, 2008 @ 7:25 pm
Yes.
Comment by Michael Murry — May 16, 2008 @ 1:05 am
Dick, I agree with you. The people who have not decided for Obama probably will not join him, and the ones that are afraid of the Clintons don't need too. If they are that afraid to use their independent judgement, they are not ready for change, they want to be lead around like small children. They could've ended this a month ago. They better than anybody know how the Clinton's work, yet they were willing to go for it.
Comment by Yvonne — May 16, 2008 @ 9:05 am
Yvonne, it's those who faint while listening to Obama's empty words are willing to be led like children, but I must admit: they are ready for big change!
Comment by Misha — May 16, 2008 @ 1:21 pm
Misha..It was Hillary staff that needed leading like small children. The people she hired helped ruin her campaign.
Comment by John — May 16, 2008 @ 3:10 pm
Yes Misha, you know that "Obama" brand of diapers, change you can believe in.
Comment by Igor R. — May 17, 2008 @ 1:33 am