John Edwards’ Home State Backer Switches to Barack Obama

Butterfield backs Obama



Published: Jan 12, 2008 12:30 AM
Modified: Jan 12, 2008 02:43 AM

Wilson Democrat abandons Edwards

From Staff Reports
U.S. Rep. G.K. Butterfield has endorsed Illinois Sen. Barack Obama for president.

The Wilson Democrat had previously backed former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards' bid for the Democratic presidential nomination.

In a statement from the Obama campaign, Butterfield was quoted as saying that he believes that Edwards is basically out of the race.

"In what has become a two-person race for the Democratic nomination, I believe our country needs Senator Barack Obama," Butterfield said in the statement.

Butterfield could not be reached Friday, but his office confirmed the news.

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I do not want Clinton to be our nominee and Obama is the only one who can stop her.

Put Obama on your avatar (how many times have people told you that already?)!!!


Edwards has a very talented campaign, and cash. To jump ship is a sign of weakness in resolve. There's no reason to jump ship on him unless you really weren't for him to begin with, because his stance on policies is extremely important and if you felt even half as passionate for those beliefs I couldn't see how you not wait until Super Tuesday's results. Like I said, change your avatar image, because you have been going around saying this same comment of yours and you should be showing off your new Obama image, not John's.

He is going to need those to have any chance.

he would have to surge like he did a few days before and after the Iowa caucuses, and he has a very BIG uphill battle, but as long as he continues to hold in the 15-20% range he MAY stick around and take this to the convention. His presence prevents anyone from going over 50% nationally unless his backers decide to leave him.

Of course, there will be some, but I watch a LOT of news and real plenty online, and the media blackout of John Edwards message right from the get go was too obvious and grew much more noticeable when he finished 2nd to Obama in Iowa. There is an obvious corporate attempt to silence him because he will bring about change - Progressives should be backing him, because no accountability has come to the oil and BFEE under the current Senate & House term. The corporations know that Obama and Hillary are DEM-lite because they constantly talk about working together to bring change - the bastard lobbyists that have written policy and handed it to Congress aren't going to give up what they've stolen so easily. I hope Clinton and Obama, if they get our nomination (as the media clearly wants) will not be so nice as they been in the Senate and allowed the BFEE to get away with so much criminal activity. Heck, Obama doesn't even think Cheney deserves impeachment. That's disgusting on its own merit. I wish the 3 candidates the best, one is being handed a horrible mess that may result in a depression in the USA.

Things change. It's still early enough for anything to happen.

And as they say, it's always "early" until it's over.

yes he was ahead wayyyyyy early because he spent so much time there, but a month before the caucuses he was a good 10 pts back, and ended up passing Hillary. That's surging. He also surged nationally from 14% to 23%, although he's back down again a week later, but that just goes to show the campaign is fluid, and anything can happen. Hillary could get very emotional again (I don't think it was fake) without her ability to control it, or Barack could really make a slip up in his words that is embarrassing or something could come out on any of the 3 of them. But to leave someone's campaign after you backed them, just two states in, is rather weak. I'd not sully my name by doing such.

if anything, he fell off.
2. I like Edwards a lot. Really, I like most of our candidates except Hillary, but Big Business isn't remotely afraid of him. Everyone likes to think that the only reason their candidate isn't doing well is because of some conspiracy. I heard all the Kucinich people say that and now the Edwards people are saying that. It is really ridiculous.

Or are you so old you can't remember back them getting in trouble for using some ones words and forgetting to give the credit..

In reference to me, you have no frickin Idea what your talking about, and it shows.

And no profile. Something fishy, could be.

and the only way to prevent that is by coalescing around one anti-Clinton candidate. I wish it would have been Edwards, for he is a fighting dog for the working class, but I will settle for Obama.

After SC, if his numbers still trail the other two, Edwards should sit down and think whether his staying in the race helps the Clintons and their corporate backers.

BTW, I am former Bidenite.

why she did not do something for the female employees at Walmart while she served on the Walmart board (for around ten years and for mone)

See this article http://www.equalrights.org/professional/walmart.asp

Hillary is not really very strong. How she have sat on the Walmart board while Walmart was discriminating against women? This is just beyond me

Dukes v. Wal-Mart Stores

As the first step in our Retail Discrimination Project, ERA and its co-counsel filed a class action sex discrimination lawsuit against Wal-Mart Stores on June 19, 2001 in the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of California (San Francisco). The lawsuit alleges that female employees of Wal-Mart are denied advancement and training opportunities, paid less than men for the same or comparable work, steered to lower wage departments, subjected to a sexually hostile work environment and retaliated against when they attempt to address sex discrimination.

. . . /

The Wal-Mart case gives “wage disparity” a woman’s face and in so doing, helps other women, particularly low-wage women earners, to see themselves as potential victors for their rights in the workplace. In this time of a widening—not a shrinking—wage gap, and increasing rates of women’s poverty, this case is not just well-timed. It is essential.

On February 6, 2007, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the District Court decision certifying a class consisting of all women employed at Wal-Mart’s U.S. facilities any time since December 26, 1998 to the present. The Ninth Circuit described the case as “the largest certified class in history.” In upholding San Francisco District Court Judge Martin Jenkins’ decision, the Ninth Circuit noted that plaintiffs “present significant proof of a corporate policy of discrimination and support Plaintiffs’ contention that female employees nationwide were subjected to a common pattern and practice of discrimination.”

. . . .

Much reform is still necessary. In 2001, women at Wal-Mart earned, on average, about $5,200 less than men, and women comprised 14 percent of Wal-Mart’s store managers. In the 2005 “Year of Accomplishments,” report issued by the company, pay comparisons between women and men were glaringly absent. The report also told us that women still comprise only 38 percent of Wal-Mart’s store managers, as compared with the retail industry average of 47.5 percent.

More information on Dukes v. Wal-Mart Stores:

but from what i've seen Edwards was running pretty good in Oklahoma, Colorado and Missouri.
Those polls are more than a month old though and as an Obama supporter, I don't place toooo much faith in polls.
Like I said I'm an Obama person, but I do respect what Edwards tried to do this campaign. He and his team should do what they think is right for themselves, the party and the nation.

peace.

Have you ever heard the phrase "It's not the band I hate, it's their fans?"

I was hoping for Edwards, but I don't like anyone being delusional about his limited prospects.
He went all in on Iowa and it didn't work.

Now you're saying Obama?

That is why I support the only candidate who can beat her: Obama.

There are people switching all the time. Remember the woman in Iowa changing her yard signs from Clinton to Obama and later to Edwards.

If you oppose Clinton so much, you should want Edwards to remain in the race. Neither Obama nor Clinton should expect that they would gain the advantage among his supporters if he were to withdraw.

You might also want to have an alternative if Obama were to have an unforeseen problem, in debates, vetting, or elsewhere. Obama is not particularly good in the debate format and he could make a mistake that would loose a lot of support. Remember how much Clinton lost after her for-and-against responses to the NY drivers license question.

If someone were to find a real problem in Obama's past somewhere, he would suffer disproportionately. For example, I expect the coverage of the Rezko trial will go national and feature his association with Obama. The involvement of Rezko's wife when the Obama's bought their house is certainly unusual, though probably legal, and will encourage deeper digging into every corner of his life. Recent reports contend that Obama was misleading in early responses to questions about Rezko. It would not take much more in this direction before his "clean" image starts to tarnish.

If you campaign to be the leader of a new way of doing things and and many supporters are relatively young and idealistic, then you will be held to a higher standard. Even a single mis-step can be fatal. Gary Hart went from front-runner to withdrawing.

All the past investigations makes less likely finding a new Clinton scandal. Edwards has also undergone more scrutiny to date than Obama, not just during the 2004 campaign, but ever since he challenged and beat the Jesse Helms machine in his 1998 Senate campaign. Their attacks on Edwards have not stopped since then.

This is about delegates. If Obama and Edwards get more delegates than Hillary, Hillary will not be the nominee, I'll bet you.

Vote for the candidate whose message and character you like the best. I'm voting for Edwards.

Obama cannot win in November 2008. The only major race he has run was against Alan Keyes. He needs more experience in tough campaigns. Edwards is ready to run and ready to serve

You may be making a huge mistake. What if Obama has to drop out? It is possible, you know. There are questions about some of his dealings. Edwards has already been vetted in 2004. He will have no problem. Lots of disenchanted Republicans like Edwards.

We need to win. Edwards is most likely to win. That is why the press does not like him.

Good.

actually gets to eat desert. His appetite fades as he repeatedly acquiesces about each treat he views in route to other diners.

when John Edwards says he's done. Until then, on to the White House! I BELIEVE IN HIS CAUSE!

But thanks for sharing this news story in an effort to try and dissuade us from supporting John's fight for the poor and middle class - it is PERSONAL for him, and no amount of 'borrowing' of John's message can change my support unless he asks us to.

"The other Democrats in the state's congressional delegation -- U.S. Reps. Bob Etheridge, Mike McIntyre, Brad Miller, David Price, Heath Shuler and Mel Watt -- have backed Edwards."

...thanks ShadesOfGrey!

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He has a strong message which resonates right now. I don't like that they are shoving Obama and Clinton down our throats and ignoring Edwards.

Listen, you guys. They are all great. Please stop wasting your energy and ire on fighting among ourselves. We are going to need all the unity we can get when it comes to the general. Stop burning bridges around here!

I would happily vote for any one of them but right now I am hanging in there for Edward.

Who needs him?

...get yours TODAY! (more than 80 South Carolina elected officials and other community leaders ENDORSED Edwards - but you don't mention THAT - interestingly enough)

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