Photo credits: APThe breaking news this afternoon is the pending endorsement of Obama by John Edwards. No doubt Hillary’s landslide victory in West Virginia last night, propelled primarily by working class voters, motivated Edwards to spring to Obama’s aid.
It reminds me of the debate in Philadelphia last October, hosted by MSNBC, when the two callow young men, Edwards and Obama, attempted to prove their viability as candidates by piling on Hillary Clinton, aided and abetted by Timmy and Brian.
I have a question, though. Edwards was John Kerry’s vice-presidential running mate in 2004, and his populist pitch got the team absolutely nowhere. Meanwhile the Bushies were downright gleeful in their mockery of Kerry’s windsurfing and Edwards’ $400 haircut. The trial lawyer may be the son of a mill worker, but today he’s right up there among the elites with the Obamas.
And readers take note: Edwards failed in the 2008 campaign as the populist candidate just as he did in 2004. So one has to ask, just how will his endorsement help Obama attract working class voters?
Whatever wealth the Clintons possess, no one to my knowledge has ever attempted to label Hillary an elitist. Throughout her campaign, Hillary has demonstrated the rare ability to empathize with people of all stations in life. She is equally at home speaking at an Ivy League college as she is listening to the story of a wife and mother in a village square in West Virginia.
And I can guarantee you, Hillary has better sense than to say to a male factory worker or male reporter, “hold on there a second, sweetie.”
Keep the faith, Hillary. The people of West Virginia have spoken, and Edwards and Obama cannot drown them out.
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