Looks like Obama has his Veep with Richerdson... Edwards can only hope for Hillary. Since HRC is in the dumps right now, she may want to pre-pick Edwards as her Veep, even before PennPrimary. That is if he'll have her.

Edwards its better you endorse Obama. With Richarson endorsing Obama, the Hispanic votes will follow him.
I do not see how Hillary can make it to the White House if the Hispanic plus African-American votes are in favour of Obama.

i have always admired edwards--- i just know that he will support obama... its a god thing for me.
america has a chance to change--- a real change-- obama brings high credentials to the campaign and knowing what i know about john he wants to do the same things that obama wants... change-- new ideas-- unite the people-- of america...
america is sick and tired of bush/clinton
stubberness ...........
it is unbelievable how the clinton campaign tear the american people apart for thier own personal gains.
wake up america vote obama/edwards 09.
tell hilary she cant have
wedding in the white house for chelsa...

I was an edwards supporter, because I i thought he had good program and had leadership capibilties. I still think he had a good program but now i know he can not be trusted as leader . A laeder is person who can make a decision when it face difiicult choises . a person who can not make up his mind after all we have seen in the race , can be called anything but a leader.
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I agree, I would like to see Edwards stand up and make a choice, or to provide a more substantive appraisal of the candidates beyond one is "inspirational" the other "experienced"... doesn't really cut it. It seems to me like party elders are not really assuming their responsibility.

Im sure Richardson is NOT being considered for VP. I think he made a decision based on personal conviction, it was a difficult decision to make and was not politically beneficial to him to take a stand against the Clintons, so he must have felt strongly that it was the right thing to do.

I predict Edwards will come out for Clinton. It almost feels scripted, this Richardson endorsement, just as Obama's campaign is floundering.
Edwards will never endorse Obama, not with racial extremist Wright on his back. Edwards' constituency of rural, and yes, mostly white, working-class voters would feel betrayed to no end.

I'm not sure if Obama would pick Richardson as his running mate, but I fear it comes too late. An endorsement of Obama before Texas might have made a difference. As for his appeal to Latino voters across the country, I'm not sure he can crack their allegiance to Clinton -- unless he is either Obama's running mate, or campaigns hard for him in the Western/Southwestern states.

Nobody knows what Edwards will do but I agree that his indecision doesn't speak well for him, and the optimum time for a difference-making endorsement has probably passed. An endorsement of Obama before the NC primary might make a difference -- but he couldn't help Kerry win there four years ago.

Obama didn't offer Edwards Attorney General which is what he wanted, not vp. Therefore he didn't endorse him. The Mexicans won't follow Richardson to Obama, they can actually think for themselves. My neighbors are Hispanic, and their comment to this development is pretty much unprintable. Obama is running ads here, in the county with the single biggest illegal immigrant population of the US, that 40% of the black men are out of work in this country because the Mexicans came here and took the jobs away from them. I'm old enough to remember when there weren't any Mexicans here, so I don't know what their excuse for not working was then. There are enough legal Hispanics here as well, and they are registered Democrats, and I'm sorry, you want to talk racial divide, here in the South, it's a bad between blacks and Hispanics as it is between blacks and whites. Richardson just figures this is a more direct route to the Presidency than actually running for it. If Richardson was anything to speak of, he'd still be in the campaign himself.

Edwards might be smart enough to know that the people should decide this election, not washed up politicians. Maybe he'd rather just sit back and let the chips fall, rather than get into a camp. Seems Governor Phil Bredesen of Tennessee, and several other SDs are doing the same. Just wait it out, let everyone vote, and see what comes. Good plan.

Could it be that Edwards is a "GOOD OLE REBEL" southern white boy at heart?______Meaning he might not like blacks after-all______ I donated a lot of bucks to Edwards. So I hope not!_____ Hillary has now lost Richardson, Too bad it wasn't before Texas & NM_____Hillary pulled everyones leg in Ohio about NAPTA______Looks like she was the one who stumpped all the NAPTA private meetings in 93, so much for her being against NAPTA.

I am 69 and have lived through all the Clinton scams and I really don't think Hillarys SUPER DELEGATES have even read about them or looked into the past scams and they will be voting only on personality or maybe a new job down the line. << a different kind of payola.

Obamas here guys.

"Edwards its better you endorse Obama. With Richarson endorsing Obama, the Hispanic votes will follow him" Posted by: Peace... Peace, are you joking OR are you just on medications? The Hispanics will NEVER ever follow Obama, and when Hillary gets the nomination, the African American voters will have no choice but to follow HER in November! Go Hillary!

I have my own mind, I don't need Edwards, Richardson, or any other politician to dictate who I will vote for. I also liked Edwards, I still do. I'm not crazy about any of the choices we have, I think McCain is a dirty old man, Obama gives good speeches and that's it, and the endorsements he has received by Kerry, Bradley and all these other senators are only because they know he'll be a yes man and all their personal agendas will be pushed through. As for Hillary, I'm not crazy about her either. But I think she's tough and I think she can get things done.

And a quick response to 7:08 (an Opinion) How can you say that about Edwards? Have you not been watching the news about Obama's minister (Rev. Wright)? Also, Obama can not be telling the truth when he says in the 20 years of attending this church he has never heard Rev. Wright speak in the manner. Plus, he knew about this early in his campaign, but he only decided to address it when it became public and started hurting him. And you say you can trust this man. Don't talk about Clinton scams when Obama evidently has some skeletons in the closet as well. This good guy is not as good as you think.

Richardson is a loser or why else would he want to throw his weight for Obama when it would have served him to sit it out like lots of other SD's. I admire Edwards for waiting to see how this will play out. SD's will help unite the party if they wait it out since they will be in a position to negotiate behind the scenes. Real loser, Richardson -- you are not as fair as you would like us all to believe.

If Edwards would not do it NOW, there is an evidence, that he can do NOTHING in Politics.And no body should count on him Ever - if You can not make a decision, when needed, how can You pretend on Any Political role?

I hope - he will.
When not - it is impossible to have any respect for him, and just feel lucky - he is not running anymore for the Role of Decisions.

I commend Governor Richardson’s endorsement of Senator Obama. Whether he will be able to pull the Latino vote is questionable and remains to be seen. Keep in mind, the governor was unable to inspire Latino to follow his campaign and secondly, this group has v-e-r-y strong racial misgivings about supporting black candidates [that would be Obama]

Senator John Edwards will not endorse Obama for the same reasons highlighted in his [Obama’s] prolific speech. Senator Edwards is creature of the South and unfortunately, years of separatist indoctrination would have infiltrated his psyche. I predict that he will come out in favour of the Clintons. A good man though- passionate about poverty issues.

Obama fans can forget about Edwards endorsing. Read the article again. He is pretty well saying he supports them both and inst going to endorse anyone.

I think his values are Clintons. His voters are the blue collar white workers that clinton has now. But again. He isnt going to endorse anyone.

I think that someone is going to have to come in soon, because at this point, its getting more and more unlikely the clinton democrats can support Obama.

Someone has to come in and stop the bleeding to heal the Pastor wound between Obama and the blue collar democrats. I dont know how, but they will have to try if they honestly put forth Obama as the nominee

John Edwards has an ace in his cards and won't play it until the right time. Of course he wants to work in one of the administrations he said so in the article. The longer he waits the more valuable his ace is. Remember, Edwards is a lawyer who loves money.

I am SO glad that Edwards has NOT endorsed anyone. Look at the change that has occurred since February? I hope Edwards holds out til the convention and hands all those delegates to Hillary! He has a lot of the same concerns as Hillary for the working poor of America. He knows it takes hard work NOT just hope to turn this country around!

I predict that, considering all events that have happened during the primaries and caucuses so far (not just that useless 'controversy' about Mr Wright), that Barack Obama will be the Democratic nominee. Edwards is simply waiting for the last few contests to see how people feel and vote. Patience will pay in the end. Hillary Clinton does not have the vision that Obama has.