Edwards Endorses Obama in Grand Rapids (and so do I)

I'll always feel like I backed the best candidate and the best potential president, but it didn't work out like we'd hoped. Still, we've got a great nominee (soon) and if Johnny trusts him and has his ear -- that's good enough for me. So, after remaining neutral since 30 January, I've signed up for the Obama campaign and even given a very small donation (more to show Team Obama that John has support than anything else, Obama has plenty of money and I'm putting most of mine into local candidates). If you want to sign up, then use this link so the Obama campaign knows that you came to them through Edwards:

I indeed was at the Obama-Edwards rally in Grand Rapids in the press area. I've got my take, the video, transcripts ect here: http://action.barackobama.com/edwardssupporter

My take on the evening rally: http://westmichiganrising.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=250

Edwards Transcript with my comments: http://westmichiganrising.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=251

Obama Transcript: http://westmichiganrising.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=262

Video of Obama and Edwards from Obama campaign: http://westmichiganrising.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=254

John Edwards on Face the Nation on Party Unity, The Race, and His New Group

Joe Trippi Wishes Edwards Had Stayed in the Race

Trippi explains his view on what could have been

I should have told him emphatically that he should stay in. My regret that I did
not do so-that I let John Edwards down-grows with every day that the fight
between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama continues.

The full article

Trippi says

"I had this feeling that if he stayed in the race he would win 300 or so
delegates by Super Tuesday and have maybe a one-in-five chance of forcing a
brokered convention. That there was a path ahead that would be extremely
painful, but could very well put him and his causes at the top of the Democratic
agenda."

Trippi describes the "pain" in the campaign. A Pain of not winning a pain felt up and down the campaign staff and volunteers. He goes on

it's easier to see today that what seemed like a wistful hunch back in
January would actually be the right course. In the midst of a hectic and
draining campaign, it's tough to decide that question that most campaigns
eventually face: Do we fight on or drop out?

My mistake was not seeing more clearly then what is so obvious to me now:
He could have kept his agenda in the forefront by staying in the race and
forcing Obama and Clinton to focus on those issues because he, John Edwards,
would hold the key to the convention deadlock.

Hat tip to redstateresident at DailyKos.

Speculation on Who Edwards Voted For on MSNBC

Edwards pushes unity in the Democratic Party and keeps pushing through new organization Half-Intent to drastically lower the poverty rate in America.

Bonior Endorses Obama

ABC News:

ABC News has learned that David Bonior, the campaign manager for the 2008 presidential race of Sen. John Edwards, D-NC, will endorse Sen. Barack Obama, D-Illinois, today.

Draw your own conclusions about what this might mean for the Edwards.