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Edwards's Endorsement of Obama Starts Clock on `Al Gore Watch'
John Edwards's endorsement yesterday of Barack Obama leaves former Vice President Al Gore as the major Democratic figure still on the sidelines in the party's presidential race.
Edwards, a former North Carolina senator who ended his own bid for the nomination in January, said Obama is the candidate who can unite Democrats for the ``fight of our lives'' in the November election.
``The reason that I am here tonight is because the Democratic voters of America have made their choice and so have I,'' he told a cheering crowd of about 12,500 people at the Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Michigan, with Obama at his side.
Edwards is the latest in a line of party leaders who have fallen in behind the Illinois senator as he piled up victories over Hillary Clinton in nominating contests. Since the beginning of May, three former Democratic National Committee chairmen -- Roy Romer, Paul Kirk and Joe Andrew -- were among the more than 40 superdelegates who endorsed Obama.
During the same time, Clinton, a senator from New York, has picked up 11 of the officials and officeholders designated as superdelegates.
John Edwards's endorsement yesterday of Barack Obama leaves former Vice President Al Gore as the major Democratic figure still on the sidelines in the party's presidential race.
Edwards, a former North Carolina senator who ended his own bid for the nomination in January, said Obama is the candidate who can unite Democrats for the ``fight of our lives'' in the November election.
``The reason that I am here tonight is because the Democratic voters of America have made their choice and so have I,'' he told a cheering crowd of about 12,500 people at the Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Michigan, with Obama at his side.
Edwards is the latest in a line of party leaders who have fallen in behind the Illinois senator as he piled up victories over Hillary Clinton in nominating contests. Since the beginning of May, three former Democratic National Committee chairmen -- Roy Romer, Paul Kirk and Joe Andrew -- were among the more than 40 superdelegates who endorsed Obama.
During the same time, Clinton, a senator from New York, has picked up 11 of the officials and officeholders designated as superdelegates.
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Obama: "I'd love to have [Gore's endorsement], but when you've won the Nobel Peace Prize, making an endorsement politically is maybe a step down.''
In one sense, I'd say Obama aptly proves himself cognizant of where he stands with Gore.
On the other hand, I'm sure Obama could have Gore's endorsement EASILY if he were to go farther with his energy policy, rejecting nuclear and coal, and making the fight against the infrastructure that causes global warming more prominent in his campaign.-
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- stephenthomson
- 4 months ago
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I am sure that prez.elect gore would endorse the right thing if it is reachable with the current choices or he may reserve his opinion for a whole different arena.
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- sickinjersey
- 4 months ago
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Balancing act - it's all a balancing act, or juggling act.
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- VoyagerFilms
- 4 months ago
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