On the Campaign Trail with Ed Tibbetts

A delegate for John Edwards says she’ll switch her support to Barack Obama when she gets to the national convention in August.

Arlene Prather-O’Kane, who is from Cedar Falls, told me yesterday she’s sticking with Edwards for the moment, but plans to switch at the DNC in in Denver.

Edwards endorsed Obama Wednesday, and his Iowa co-chair Rob Tully is urging his backers to switch their allegiance, too.

I’ve talked to three out of four of Edwards’ national delegates from Iowa, the folks who were picked at the district conventions in April.

David Redlawsk, a college professor from Iowa City, says he’s holding off for the moment because he wants to talk to other Edwards backers. He’s also been busy with finals. (Hey, there’s a real world out there, folks). And Machelle Crum of Newton hadn’t made a decision when I talked to her a few hours after the news broke.

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