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Edwards Endorsement Seems Unlikely

Posted Mar 22, 08 8:06 AM CDT in Politics 

(Newser) – Neither Barack Obama nor Hillary Clinton should hold their breath for an endorsement from John Edwards, Politico reports. People close to the influential former candidate expect him to parlay neutrality in the primary fight into a "party elder" role like that of Al Gore.  In a Leno appearance Thursday, Edwards spoke highly of both candidates.

Edwards is "genuinely torn," an adviser says, between affinity for Obama's positions on "big change, money and politics" and Clinton's "toughness and experience." Race is also a factor in Edwards' reticence: as a Southern white male, he is especially keen to avoid the impression that he stands against a black candidate.

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Democrat John Edwards waves goodbye after announcing his withdrawal from the presidential race in the Ninth Ward of New Orleans, Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2008.   (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Democrat John Edwards announces his withdrawal from the presidential race in the Ninth Ward of New Orleans, La., Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2008.   (AP Photo/Bill Haber)
Democratic presidential hopeful former Sen. John Edwards, D-N.C., campaigns at the carpenters' union hall in this Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2008, file photo in St. Paul, Minn.   (AP Photo/Jim Mone, File)
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, Sen. Barack Obama and former Sen. John Edwards on stage before a debate sponsored by CNN and the Congressional Black Caucus in Myrtle Beach, S.C., Jan. 21, 2008.   (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)
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