on the remainder of this race if he endorses and campaigns for Obama.
I have long thought that Edwards had missed his opportunity to give a meaningful endorsement of either candidate after Super Tuesday came and went without him doing so. Last Tuesday changed my mind.
As pointed out by others here, Obama performed horribly with the Appalachia portion of Ohio. This region will, however, be critical in several of the remaining primaries -- PA, WV, and Kentucky and is the one of the main reasons that HRC is favored to win these primaries. It seems unlikely that Obama will pull out victories in any of these states without making significant inroads with these voters.
John Edwards, I think, can speak to these voters better than obama or HRC. He could help Obama craft his message to better appeal to them. Ideally, he could campaign in these areas as Obama's surrogate as Bill has done for HRC. If he was willing to undertake these efforts on Obama's behalf, it would have a huge change on the dynamics of the remaining races.
Further, Edwards was very effective at taking HRC on without appearing overly negative. As a surrogate, he could help Obama on this front as well.
What do you think?
