Countess Jodhaa Bai
2008-05-14 17:21:43 UTC
Edwards is scheduled to appear with Obama at a rally here in Grand Rapids due to begin at approximately 6:15 p.m.,(we have daylight saving time) the Obama campaign announced.
Edwards, a former senator and former vice presidential candidate from North Carolina, had long been courted by Obama and Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, but refused to choose.
But with Obama holding a nearly insurmountable lead in pledged delegates and the popular vote, Edwards decided to get off the fence.
His endorsement comes at a moment when Obama is struggling to win among the white working class voters targeted by Edwards with his populist pitch.