John Edwards Endorses Barack Obama
The New York Times | May 14, 2008
By John Sullivan and Julie Bosman
At a rally in Grand Rapids, Mich., on Wednesday evening, John Edwards endorsed Barack Obama, who was on the stage with him, to be the Democratic nominee for president.
Sounding a theme of a nation divided into parts by walls, Mr. Edwards said,"The reason I am here tonight is that Democratic voters in America have made their choice and so have I."
Mr. Edwards then went on to say,"There is one man who knows in his heart that it is time to tear down that wall and make one America, Barack Obama."
Mr. Obama, who had introduced Mr. Edwards as"one of the great leaders we have in the Democratic Party, " responded by saying he was grateful to him for coming to Michigan and giving his endorsement.
Mr. Obama also noted how Mr. Edwards and his wife, Elizabeth, had emphasized health care as an issue that is of primary concern, then said it would be a major issue in his administration.
