Edwards to Endorse Obama

The demise of the Clinton campaign has come to an end in the most unlikely of places. Today former presidential John Edwards at long last thrown his support to Barack Obama in the city of Grand Rapids, Michigan (home of Nerdfighter gathering with the Green brothers and author Maureen Johnson). This seemingly simple gesture will affectively mark the end of the Clinton campaign, though Clinton says that she will battle to the end. But other than the end of the Democratic race, will Edwards' support mean for Obama in November? For one, Edwards will bring with him the votes of thousands of rural working class individuals, with whom Obama has been shown to have little support. In fact, one Matt Bennett called Edwards the "troubadour of the working class". He may prove to be Obama's greatest asset in the general election. Edwards' endorsement may also be the first step towards the Democrats' reconciliation from what has been a damaging race between Clinton and Obama. As John Edwards has been a long beloved Democratic figure, he is also expected to sway those voters who had previously teetered between Obama and Clinton. Needless to say, however, Barack will still have a ways to go before he will be ready to take on John McCain.