Edwards endorses Obama, Clinton waits for "buzzer"
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John Edwards is endorsing former rival Barack Obama this afternoon in Grand Rapids, Mich., the Associated Press says.
The day after Obama lost 2-t0-1 to Hillary Clinton in the West Virginia, Edwards and Obama are to appear in another "battleground state" where Democrats need the support of white, working class voters who backed Edwards before he dropped out of the race.
Clinton meanwhile suggested she'd stay in until the primaries are done, but possibly not long after that
"You don't walk off the court before the buzzer sounds," Clinton told CNN. "You never know, you might get a three-point shot at the end."
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THE DELEGATE BREAKDOWN
Barack Obama: 1,885
Hillary Rodham Clinton: 1,717
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ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL
John McCain raises campaign cash in Columbus, Ohio. Hillary Rodham Clinton is in the District of Columbia. Barack Obama discusses the economy with workers and holds a rally in Michigan.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY
“When I came to West Virginia, it took people a while to accept me. Barack is new to West Virginia, and the Clintons are not new to West Virginia.” — West Virginia Sen. Jay Rockefeller, a supporter of Democrat Barack Obama who lost the state’s Democratic presidential primary to Hillary Rodham Clinton.
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STAT OF THE DAY
About six in 10 Democratic voters in West Virginia supported Hillary Rodham Clinton’s proposal to suspend the federal gas tax for the summer and three-quarters of those voted for her, according to exit polls.
