ABC News confirms that John Edwards will endorse Barack Obama at an event tonight in Michigan: Former Sen. John Edwards is endorsing Sen. Barack Obama's presidential candidate Wednesday evening, in a dramatic attempt by the Obama campaign to answer concerns regarding Obama's appeal to working-class voters, several senior Democratic sources tell ABC News.

Edwards, who ran for president on a platform of eradicating poverty, plans to appear alongside Obama in Grand Rapids, Mich., Wednesday evening. The event comes one day after Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton defeated Obama by 41 points in the West Virginia primary, and Edwards' endorsement will give Obama a key establishment stamp of approval as he attempts to close out the nominating process. ... A source close to the Clinton campaign said the Edwards camp gave the Clinton folks a head's up. "Clearly it's upsetting" the source tells ABC. "He brings the workers" to Obama.

The Michigan Monitor is live-blogging the Obama/Edwards rally here.

Time's Mark Halperin says a source reports that Edwards was on Obama's campaign plane today, and NBC News notes the impact this could have on the delegate count: Edwards has 18 pledged delegates. Even if all of those people voted for Obama, and there's no guarantee they would, it wouldn't quite give Obama a majority in pledged delegates, but it would get him close. Edwards' people are really loyal and might not vote for Obama or Hillary or whoever -- even if Edwards tells them to.

Original Post: The Obama campaign has announced a "major national endorsement" for a rally tonight at 7pm in Michigan, and the rumor mill is swirling that it is none other than Sen. John Edwards. Time's Mark Halperin is teasing as much at his Web site, with a photo of Edwards and the text, "Ready to choose? Ready to hope?"

Edwards has certainly dropped some hints in recent days. He's chided Hillary Clinton over her comments about race, said he can't figure out how Clinton could ever win the nomination, and even said he planned to endorse the person he voted for in North Carolina's primary, using (it seems) the word "him."

On the other hand, in an interview with People magazine, Edwards said of Obama, "Sometimes I want to see more substance under the rhetoric."

NBC Meet The Press:
One of the more devastating results for Clinton was that a majority of all registered voters now see her as dishonest and untrustworthy. According to the poll, just four in 10 (41 percent) registered voters view the New York senator as honest and trustworthy, while 51 percent think the opposite. This compares with solid majorities of voters who see Obama and McCain as honest and trustworthy (both polled 61 percent).
The results suggest that Clinton was damaged more by being caught in a tall tale about landing in Bosnia under sniper fire than Obama has been by his recent controversies, including the firestorm of criticism provoked by the Illinois senator's remarks that blue-collar voters "cling" to religion, guns and other issues because of their bitterness. In addition, over half (53 percent) of voters say they believe Obama shares their values, more than those who say the same thing about Clinton (47 percent) or McCain (45 percent).
After nearly two decades building relationships with a generation of Democrats, Mrs. Clinton has recently suffered a steady erosion of support for her presidential campaign from the party stalwarts who once formed the basis of her perceived juggernaut of "inevitability."
"There is a lot of Clinton fatigue in the party and in the country today, and many people are reacting to that," said Tom Daschle , a former Democratic leader in the Senate, who is supporting Mr. Obama.

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Decisions for Democrats

Dreams of My Father book, one of my FAVORITE videos. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lI77cU3jsFs
Obama and Kennedy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrjNKi3vOys

Housewives on Obama: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AB04ysPB7vw&feature=user

Natalee Holloway and Reverend Wright
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBloH2U0kq4&feature=user

Larry Sinclair
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVeFVtcdSYY

AOL Poltical Machine poll:
If Hillary Clinton is not the Democratic nominee: a. I will vote for John McCain 1929 (56.9%)
b. I will support Barack Obama 952 (28.1%)
c. I will stay home/write-in Hillary/"Nader" it 507 (15.0%)




If you answered "A," does Hillary's naming as Obama's Vice President make you: a. Less Likely to vote for McCain 920 (33.2%)
b. Still want to vote for McCain 1351 (48.8%)
c. Not Sure 498 (18.0%)

BIG PROBLEM for electing a Democrat that CAN beat McCain. Think about this fact. Emerging problem for Obama.. many WHITE VOTERS vow to vote for McCain if Obama gets the nomination.