Trippi Sees Floodgates Opening For Superdelegates After Edwards Endorsement of Obama
I asked Joe Trippi, a former senior adviser to John Edwards, why the North Carolina senator decided to endorse Barack Obama today.
He said he didn't know the motivations. He wanted to talk impact.
"I don't know why, I just know it's big," he said. "I don't know what other endorsement you'd really want right now. He is Mr. Blue Collar. His whole life has been fighting for blue-collar people."
Trippi argued that Obama should ask Edwards to campaign for him in Kentucky, and help him connect with working-class, white voters. But said the move would help end the primary in any case. "It will open the floodgates" of superdelegates to Obama, Trippi said, because the endorsement was a sign for "everyone to get off the sidelines."
Trippi said the endorsement also freed up any reluctant Edwards-committed delegates or donors to now go for Obama.
- Poll
- Obama (D)
- McCain(R)
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- RCP Average
- 49.9
- 42.3
- Obama +7.6
- Candidate
- Favorable
- Unfavorable
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- Obama
- 55.9
- 36.7
- +19.2
- McCain
- 49.6
- 41.7
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Brilliant move by Obama.
'OBAMA & EDWARDS' IS THE DREAM TICKET.
'OBAMA & EDWARDS' ticket defeats Hillary's arguments to the superdelegates that an Obama ticket cannot attract the "white, working class" voters.
IT'S OVER.
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So who made
Edwards the democratic god? I can still think for myself and I say,"GO HILLARY"!
It would make me happy to see the floodgates open, because the Democrats need to focus on McCain ASAP!
And that focus on McCain can start here: http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/5/17/02037/0690/373/517282
IT APPEARS THAT TOO MANY HILLARY SUPPORTERS DO NOT REALIZE THAT SHE SUPPORTED BUSH'S WAR, A WAR BUILT ON LIES FOR FOUR, YES FOUR WHOLE YEARS! BECAUSE OF HILLARY'S FOUR YEAR SUPPORT, HOW MANY LIVES WERE LOST NOT TO MENTION THE KILLINGS, MAIMING AND TORTURE? HILLARY DID NOT SUGGEST ENDING THE WAR UNTIL SHE STARTED RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT. EVIDENTLY, SOMEHOW IT WAS TO HER ADVANTAGE TO HELP THIS WAR BUILT ON LIES TO KEEP GOING UNTIL SHE OFFICIALLY BEGAN HER RUN FOR THE PRESIDENCY. HILLARY IS A SMART WOMAN, MS. EXPEDIENCY! IS THIS WHAT YOU WANT IN THE WHITE HOUSE?