Did Dean endorse Edwards today?

[Adelante]

I've been seeing this rumor around and wondered if there was truth to it? Also, an Edwards conference call with Dean supporters. Any truth to it? Thank you.

[meegbear]

1. There was a report about Dean making overtures to Edwards

last Friday on CNN. Other than that, just buzz.

[Adelante]

2. Ah

I was hearing it was the other way around -- Edwards courting Dean. So much for buzz, eh?

[maddezmom]

3. not yet, but Edwards is working hard to get Dean's nod

Edwards Courting Dean and His Fence-Sitting Supporters


By Matea Gold and Scott Martelle, Times Staff Writers


NEW YORK — Faced with an opponent with an outsized lead and the wind of momentum at his back, North Carolina Sen. John Edwards is hoping to erect a speed bump to slow Massachusetts Sen. John F. Kerry's race to the Democratic presidential nomination.

Over the last week, Edwards has been persistently wooing Howard Dean, hoping the man who once dominated the contest but ended his presidential bid last week will back him.

~snip~

More: http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-edwards25feb25,1,5808855.story?coll=la-headlines-nation

[Adelante]

4. Thanks, mom

Howareya? :hi:

[Adelante]

5. Sounds like Edwards is getting it even without an endorsement

"Still, even if Dean does not endorse, Edwards and his camp are optimistic they can win the support of the former governor's supporters in several of Tuesday's primaries.

Edwards has held meetings with Dean leaders in Minnesota and made overtures to key Dean organizers in other states, including Ohio. And there are signs that some Dean backers are switching their allegiance.

Dean supporters have been prominent at Edwards events in recent days, holding up "Deaniacs for Edwards" signs at Ohio State University and helping to overfill a union hall in St. Paul, Minn.

Last week, Eric Schmeltzer, who worked as deputy campaign manager for Dean in New York, launched http://www.deaniacsforedwards.com .

Schmeltzer wrote on his website that Edwards "gives us the strongest chance to beat George Bush," calling him "a candidate who I believe is most closely aligned with the principles Gov. Dean articulated in his campaign."

The co-founders of the Generation Dean youth outreach effort — Michael Whitney and Ryan Beam — announced their support for Edwards on Monday.

And student groups at two New York colleges, Cornell University and the Rochester Institute of Technology, have gone from formally backing Dean to supporting Edwards."