First Edwards pledged delegate jumps to Obama!

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NH Edwards delegate announces he's supporting Obama
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May 14, 2008

PORTSMOUTH, N.H.—A New Hampshire Democratic Party delegate who had supported John Edwards says he will support Barack Obama, now that Edwards has endorsed his former political rival for the party's presidential nominee.
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Joshua Denton of Portsmouth, 26, an Iraq war veteran, says he thinks that both Obama and Hillary Clinton would be a better president than Republican nominee John McCain. He thinks that Obama is the change the country needs, along with having the best chance of beating McCain in the general election.

"My fear with Hillary was just because she is who she is -- for better or worse -- she would sink, not just lose the presidency," but Democrats in Congress, Denton said Wednesday.

Regarding Edwards, "I liked his populist message and I thought he had the best chance of not just winning, but winning big for the party in both Senate seats and House seats," said Denton, the New Hampshire State Team Captain of VoteVets.org, a veterans advocacy group.

http://www.boston.com/news/local/new_hampshire/articles/2008/05/14/nh_edwards_delegate_announces_hes_supporting_obama/

[Eurobabe]

1. Excellent news!!

Time for the party to coalesce. Go Edwards!! :applause:

[UndertheOcean]

2. k&R

[Boz]

3. Obamas downticket impact has been demonstratable in 2 of the 3 special election turnovers

In 2 of the 3, Obama endorsed AND the opposition tried to hang Obama Wright on the candidate,(how could he accept an edorsement from someone connected with wright, god damn america in all the ads) especially hard with Childers and in both cases it didn't work.

The candidate showed a bounce down ticket. Not a take down over wright.

The downticket tails of Obama are huge not just from a brand point but, fundraising AND local organization.

No one else brings the 50 state to the table.

[Raine]

4. GREAT news!

I'm very happy to hear this. :-)

[Zachstar]

5. Hopefully the first of most of em.

I see about 4-5 deciding to go for Edwards all the way to the convention just to give Edwards some math. However, Most hopefully will go for Obama.

[davidpdx]

6. 3 of his pledged delegates have already changed

to Obama. There's a good chance more will follow.

I'm betting Obama will break 1900 by noon (EDT) on Saturday.