Reply #14: Isn't everything in politics orchestrated?

[Barack_America]

Why would the announcements of endorsements be any different?

Obama needs to win SC. He needs to draw away votes from Clinton, but maybe more so from Edwards. This is the strategy his campaign came up with to ensure victory. It's not an attack against Edwards the man. It's a political strategy.

Many of the established Dems in Washington are starting to realize that Obama is a viable candidate and that they will get more accomplished (and, hence, stand a better chance of being reelected) if Obama is President. They're aligning to strengthen Obama and weaken Clinton, who they see as the other viable candidate.

That's it. No conspiracy theory here.