You know, John Edwards' endorsement of Barack Obama may not play that big of a role in the remaining contests. I can't see him automatically turning the numbers in Kentucky around, nor will it change the "white male" narrative.
But the endorsement may have an even more important effect:
At least six of John Edwards' pledged delegates in South Carolina will throw their support to Barack Obama following Edwards’ endorsement of the Democratic frontrunner, bringing the total number of delegates switching to Obama on Thursday to eight.
John Edwards has 19 total delegates, eight of them immediately went to Obama, and by the looks of it more of them may be coming along. And this is a delegate net gain that Hillary will not be able to answer. If he were to get all 19, or even most of them, it would more than negate West Virginia. For the remaining contests, Kentucky and Oregon will cancel each other out, and even if Hillary wins in Puerto Rico, that would likely be cancelled out by big Obama wins in Montana and South Dakota. So the delegates from John Edwards could be the ticket in pushing Obama over the top.
Looks like Edwards got to play king-maker after all...
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