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Will John Edwards Weigh in on Obama's Comments?

By Jeralyn

I can't help wondering what John Edwards thinks about Barack Obama's slam of rural Americans. Hillary increasingly has been adopting Edwards' positions over the past months. She showed it again this morning in Indiana:

Clinton took the stage to John Cougar Mellencamp’s “Small Town,” a song that was used primarily by former presidential candidate John Edwards. Edwards prided himself in being the candidate for working class Americans, often reminding the crowds that he was the son of a mill worker. With Edwards now out of the race, Clinton is hoping to take the reigns. “When my dad grew up, it was a working class family in Scranton,” Clinton told the audience. “I grew up in a churchgoing family, a family that believed in living out and expressing our faith.”

I have to believe his phone is ringing off the hook with calls from reporters today. What would he say?

No one understands swift-boating better than Edwards, given the effect it had on his and John Kerry's 2004 presidential bid. The last thing he wants is a John McCain win in November. [More...]

Elizabeth Edwards has already said she favors Hillary's health plan over Obama's because Obama's doesn't have a mandate and a mandate is necessary to keep costs down. She thinks Obama just doesn't get that. It's a safe bet she and John are in agreement there.

If Edwards thinks Obama will get swift-boated by Republicans over his remarks about these small town, blue collar voters he cares most about (on top of the Rev. Wright flap) -- will he decide Hillary is more electable in November and decide to endorse her?

Just a thought.

Full post as published by TalkLeft on April 12, 2008 (boomark / email).