How are the Obama folks feeling about the Kerry endorsement generally

[LittleClarkie]

Generally good or bad?

Do you feel it will be good for Obama, or did you wish Kerry had stayed away from your candidate?

Just a curious Kerrycrat.

[bbinacan]

1. I wonder more about

what Edwards supporters think. That was a serious slap in the face.

[Snotcicles]

10. As an Edwards supporter I look at the bright side.

It spared John Edwards from having to say, shove it up your ass, today.

[LittleClarkie]

11. If he sought Kerry's endorsement, why ever would he tell Kerry to shove it?

Why would you think your candidate would do such a classless thing anyway?

Nevertheless, I've heard that all the front runners wanted his endorsement. I would imagine that would include Edwards. You don't really think these things come out of the blue, do you?

And how could it be both a slap in the face if Kerry didn't endorse Edwards, and a reason for Edwards to say "shove it" if he did endorse Edwards.

If it's a slap in the face, then it must have mattered, eh?

[Snotcicles]

12. It was a joke. Lighten up. nt

[LittleClarkie]

14. Riiiiiiiiiight.

Perhaps if it had been funny or something I'd have been tipped off.

[Snotcicles]

15. Ok then, don't. nt

[Bicoastal]

2. I think it's fine!

They'll probably start bashing me for this, but I think a lot of Edwards-people (not on DU) might soon start coming round to the fact that Edwards is NOT going to win the nomination. He just doesn't have the support--not before Iowa and New Hampshire, not after. He ran a great campaign, but it clearly never caught fire.

Kerry's endorsement, and then Lamont's, are telling me one thing--people in the know who'd prefer someone other than Hillary to face the GOP in the primaries are all picking Obama over Edwards.

[sunonmars]

3. Edwards people may not see it that way

They may vote Clinton just to be spiteful for Kerry bitchslapping Edwards like that. Anger can make you do things like that.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

4. I don't think Edwards supporters are that stupid.

I give them more credit than that.

[LittleClarkie]

6. That's something I'm thinking about

Hillary is at the bottom of the list. And Edwards isn't looking terribly viable at the mo'. But then I tell myself it's only the second primary/caucus, and things can still change.

I'll tell you one thing, Kerry did something that even the Obama supporters couldn't do. He's got me giving Obama another look. It's a good thing.

[Diane R]

5. I think it's wonderful.

[LittleClarkie]

7. Ahem. There are more than three of ye, aren't there?

Anyone... Bueller... Bueller...

[Alexander]

9. Yes. Some of us have been taking a break because of all the Obama hate...

since he won Iowa.

[Alexander]

8. Good, but not surprised.

I always knew the Kerry-Edwards ticket was a marriage of convenience, and Elizabeth Edwards' comments about Kerry after the election made me think they did not part amicably.

Clinton backstabbed Kerry over the whole "joke" thing in 2006, so I didn't expect him to endorse her.

This is good - it might help Obama with liberals, Democrats and military voters - but I didn't think he'd endorse anyone else.

[dailykoff]

13. AWESOME

I just heard his endorsement speech in Charleston and it was a barn burner. Kerry is a hero, so is Kucinich.

:patriot:

[NoBorders]

16. Generally good

Gets some headlines, gives some credibility, and hopefully some good organizational and financial backing.

[951-Riverside]

17. I feel disappointed

His support just took the Obama campaign back two steps IMO.

[Cha]

18. Kerry is an intelligent,

compassionate, generous, hardworking Progressive Senator!. What's not to like?

I'm sick of this perception by the media and those who fall into their traps and use all this to smear Kerry with because he endorsed Obama.

Plus Kerry won the Prez.