Reply #75: It is speculation. All of these rumors come from Mark Halperin.

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Why would Edwards give an exclusive to a man who put words in Senator Edwards' mouth in the past and had to issue an apology for it?

This link is an interesting read, analyzing the challenges of Edwards endorsing either candidate:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/chris-weigant/edwards-endorsement-of-c_b_91980.html
Edwards' Endorsement Of Clinton Imminent?
CHRIS WEIGANT

On this week's Chris Matthews Show, Richard Stengel of Time magazine made a prediction in the "Tell me something I don't know" segment of the program:

John Edwards. Senator John Edwards -- remember him? -- who's been conspicuously silent since he dropped out of the race, will endorse a Democratic candidate probably before North Carolina, certainly before North Carolina, possible before Pennsylvania. And our own Mark Halpern on the page says it's going to be Senator Hillary Clinton.


The transcript needed some quote marks or capitalization, since Stengel was referring to "The Page" on the Time website, written by Mark Halperin. Now, some may take this with a grain of salt, since Halperin has already gotten in some trouble over characterizing what John Edwards is thinking. But for the sake of discussion, let's take Stengel at his word, and assume his (or Halperin's) prediction is accurate.

Transcript
http://www.thechrismatthewsshow.com/html/transcript/printer_friendly.php?id=103

Milquetoast apology

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/02/13/times-halperin-_n_86504.html

No one other than the Edwards' know if Senator Edwards is going to endorse anyone. This rampant rumor mill has been going around for some time, without anything to back it up. *sigh* Could Senator Edwards endorse Senator Clinton? Yes. Could he endorse Senator Obama? Yes. Could he choose not to endorse anyone? That's possible too, but to trust the source of Halperin is dubious.