At a rally at Denver University in Denver, Colorado, Barack Obama had given praise and thanks to John Edwards.
“John has spent a lifetime fighting to give a voice to the voiceless and hope to the struggling and at a time when our politics is too focused on who’s up and who’s down, he consistently has made us focus on who matters,” Obama said in front of thousands that were packed at the Ritchie Center.
He added: “John and Elizabeth believe deeply that two Americas can become one and their campaign they have ended but it lives on in all of us to believe.”
It has been confirmed by the campaign staff that Edwards called Obama on Tuesday. This was when Obama was in El Dorado, Kansas. Edwards told Obama that he may be dropping out of the race. He called him again Wednesday morning to make the decision.
“I congratulated him on a great race and what a gracious way to end by going back to New Orlenads,” Obama said.
After praising Edwards, Obama went on the offensive on Hillary Clinton in a speech that focused on electability.
“I know it is tempting, after another presidency by a man named George Bush, to simply turn back the clock, and to build a bridge back to the 20th century. There are those who will tell us that our party should nominate someone who is more practiced in the art of pursuing power, that’s it’s not yet our turn or our time,” he said at the rally.
He then added: “There was also a time when Caroline Kennedy’s father was counseled by a former president to ‘be patient,’ and to step aside for ‘someone with greater experience.’ But John F. Kennedy responded by saying, ‘The world is changing. The old ways will not do…It is time for a new generation of leadership.’”
Former first daughter Caroline Kennedy who endorsed Obama introduced him at the event and sat on stage while he spoke. During the speech, his attacks on Clinton grew sharper.
“It’s time for new leadership that understands that the way to win a debate with John McCain is not by nominating someone who agreed with him on voting for the war in Iraq, who agreed with him in voting to give George Bush the benefit of the doubt on Iran, who agrees with him in embracing the Bush-Cheney policy of not talking to leaders we don’t like and who actually differed with him by arguing for exceptions for torture before changing positions when the politics of the moment changed.”
He then finished: “Talking tough and tallying up your years in Washington is no substitute for judgment, and courage, and clear plans. It’s not enough to say you’ll be ready from day one – you have to be right from day one.”
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