There’s a good piece in the Montgomery Advertiser this morning about who the Edwards supporters will gravitate to in Alabama.

But no one is sure how the Edwards’ votes will go.

Birmingham attorney Giles Perkins, a former executive director of the Alabama Democratic Party, had been spearheading Edwards’ campaign in the state. While expressing disappointment with Edwards’ decision to leave the race, Perkins said, “Barack Obama is going to be carrying a lot of Edwards’ message and will end up with a lot of Edwards’ support.”

When asked why, Perkins said, “He’s talking about a new kind of politics and change in our country. That’s the same thing John Edwards was talking about.”

Two other Edwards supporters, Alabama AFL-CIO President Stewart Burkhalter and state Rep. Randy Hinshaw, D-Meridianville, said they were undecided. “I like the Obama campaign, but there is nobody better to take on the Republicans in November than the Clintons,” Hinshaw said.

I agree that it’s hard to predict, but the rural voters in North Alabama will gravitate toward Clinton for the most part, while the highly educated folks who were supporting him largely on the change message will support Obama. I really think it will largely be a wash.

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