** I just had a conversation with someone about this - who (if anyone) Sen. Edwards was going to endorse. Wow. So now we know. While many think Edwards support in and of itself may not have much meaning for the election (other than a “feel-good factor”), it will definitely be interesting to see if Edwards’ endorsement will impact delegates AND superdelegates. My money is on Sen. Clinton staying in the race until June regardless of who says/does/thinks whatever. I could be wrong. We’ll see. **

NBC News
(updated 5:46 p.m. ET, Wed., May. 14, 2008)

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - Democrat John Edwards is endorsing former rival Barack Obama, fresh signs of the party establishment embracing the likely nominee even as Hillary Rodham Clinton refuses to give up her long-shot candidacy.

Edwards was to appear with Obama in Grand Rapids, Mich., as Obama campaigns in a critical general election battleground state.

The endorsement comes the day after Clinton defeated Obama by more than 2-to-1 in West Virginia. The loss highlighted Obama’s work to win over the “Hillary Democrats” — white, working-class voters who also supported Edwards in large numbers before he exited the race.

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