After Senator Kerry's endorsement of Senator Obama, I've seen a few opinions floating around that this could actually hurt the hopeful Democrat presidential candidate.
It's hard to tell, Kerry is not exactly super popular, in particular when it comes to the state of South Carolina. That said, he does represent the 'experience' and 'establishment' and his support could help fortify what is seen as one of Obama's weaknesses, the experience factor.
In addition to this, one has to question the timing and location for Senator Kerry to do this. It's no secret that he and Edwards haven't been all warm and cozy since the 2004 election. Differences in how to best run the campaign led to the two not liking each other much. With South Carolina being one of the states that Edwards was expected to do relatively well, the whole thing makes me frown a little.
I'm not suggesting Kerry is trying to attack Edwards, but, I have to admit the whole thing makes me feel kind of blah.
In the end, I don't think Kerry's endorsement is going to hurt Obama's chances, although it'll be interesting to see how the other campaigns spin the situation. I mostly hope that, like now former presidential hopeful Bill Richardson has asked, the Democrats focus on running positive campaigns and don't fall into the trap of slinging mud at each other, potentially damaging the Democrats chance of getting to the White House.
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