What is John Edwards holding out for? Attorney general? Secretary of Labor?
With each passing day the power of an Edwards endorsement is dwindling. Which begs the question: why didn’t he strike while the iron is hot? The progressive groups that endorsed him – and those whose sway he could’ve claimed if he’d endorsed earlier – have all moved on and picked (for the most part) Obama.
At this point, as Hillary sinks in momentum and polls, there’s little an Edwards nod could do to revive her flagging fortunes.
An endorsement of Obama might help the Illinois senator’s chances in union-heavy Ohio: the few thousand votes Edwards might still convince could count for something in an extremely tight race.
That said, there hasn’t been any hint that Edwards is gearing up for an endorsement this week. And, after March 4th, if Obama wins either Ohio or Texas, does Edwards’ support mean anything at all? To answer that rhetorical question, that’d be a No. Even Dodd, who cut it close, knew when his time was up.