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Political Endorsements: Who Cares?
delsquacho.com — The big news last night is that Obama received the endorsement of John Edwards. And the first thing that came to my mind was, “who cares?”
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- LoneRanger85, on 05/15/2008, -1/+7For some reason that defies rational thought, enough people voted for this guy to give him 61 delegates. THAT is why people should care. He now releases his delegates to Obama -- something to which they are not bound. In 2000, for example, the vast majority of delegates initially won by Bill Bradley ended up going for Al Gore on the convention floor. I'd like to know what kind of deal Obama cut for that endorsement.
- nahsrocketeer75, on 05/15/2008, -1/+5Yes, it matters in terms of the delegates -- and that makes it *very* important -- but in general I seriously doubt that endorsements change or make up a lot of minds.
- torgo112, on 05/15/2008, -1/+5My understanding was that Edwards' delegates are free to vote for whomever they want now, and do not have to vote for Obama. Is that not the case?
- Semirhage527, on 05/15/2008, -0/+2That is the case, they can vote for whomever they wish - although one may assume that since they are loyal to Edwards, they may support the candidate he supports -- but that isn't a given.
- jjustice, on 05/15/2008, -1/+6Honestly, I'm much more interested in an endorsement by a politician than by some non-politician celebrity.
Then again, if Rick Astley endorsed someone, I would have to reconsider. - nkoszyk, on 05/16/2008, -0/+5Oh noes! Not another run at VP for Edwards!
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