Jun. 10th, 2008
There is a fine distinction between suspending one's campaign and conceding to one's opponents in the race. When John Edwards initially suspending his campaign, he kept all of his pledged delegates. Had Edwards not endorsed Barack Obama and conceded the race to him, those delegates would still be pledged in first round of voting at the convention to cast a ballot for John Edwards. As it stands, Edwards' pledged delegates are free to vote for whomever they wish (though, in light of the endorsement, many may chose to vote for Obama).
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