WP The Trail: The Courtship of John Edwards

[maddezmom]

The Courtship of John Edwards
By Peter Slevin
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- The courtship of John Edwards has been entirely inconclusive, Sen. Barack Obama said this afternoon, one day after he flew from Chicago to North Carolina to seek the support of his vanquished rival.

Edwards is not likely to endorse Obama or Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton soon, the Illinois senator concluded after visiting with Edwards and his wife Elizabeth. He said he listened to their "reflections" on the campaign and shared his ideas about the likes of health care, foreign policy and the future of the Democratic Party.

"What I told him," Obama said, "is that I want him to be deeply involved in whatever we do."

Obama plainly wants an endorsement from Edwards, a southerner who drew support from the unions and working-class voters coveted by Obama. He made his first pitch the day after Edwards quit the race, and the two men have spoken by telephone since.

But he suggested that the value of Edwards's backing would have its limits.

more:http://blog.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2008/02/18/the_courtship_of_john_edwards.html

[saracat]

1. Yeah because likely he isn't going to get it.

[liberalnurse]

2. Friday feels like a busy day to me in Ohio.

Just saying, Edward is not one to let grass grow under his feet.

I'll say no more for now.O8)