yes or no : news related : HAS THE VICE PRESIDENT QUESTION BEEN ASWERED FOR OBAMA? [+] serious ballot by Barbara_Baby_Cakes ACTIVE Wed May 14, 08 - Thu May 14, 09 GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - Democrat John Edwards endorsed former rival Barack Obama on Wednesday, a move designed to help solidify support for the party's likely presidential nominee even as Hillary Rodham Clinton refuses to give up her long-shot candidacy. Edwards made a surprise appearance with Obama in Grand Rapids, Mich., as the Illinois senator campaigns in a critical general election battleground state. The endorsement came a day after Clinton defeated Obama by more than 2-to-1 in the West Virginia primary. The loss highlighted Obama's challenge in winning over the "Hillary Democrats" — white, working-class voters who also supported Edwards in significant numbers before he exited the race in late January. Edwards, who received a thunderous ovation when Obama introduced him to a crowd of several thousand, said, "brothers and sisters, we must come together as Democrats" to defeat Sen. John McCain, the Republican candidate. "We are here tonight because the Democratic voters have made their choice, and so have I." He said Obama "stands with me" in a fight to cut poverty in half within 10 years. Both Obama and Clinton immediately asked Edwards for his endorsement, but he stayed mum for more than four months. His endorsement would have carried far more clout if he had made it in February, when the Obama-Clinton outcome was very much in doubt. A person close to Edwards, speaking on condition of anonymity, said he wanted to get involved now to begin unifying the party. Obama also signed on to Edwards' anti-poverty initiative, which he launched Tuesday with the goal of reducing poverty in the United States by half within 10 years. Obama has 1,887 delegates, leaving him 139 delegates short of the 2,026 needed to clinch the nomination. Clinton has 1,718 delegates, according to the latest tally by The Associated Press. Yes, Edwards is the obvious choice. No, Clinton is the obvious choice. No, Richards is the obvious choice. No, it will be someone else. Ballot #126725 : SEE RESULTS Comment: show your vote with comment?

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