Former Rivals Expected to Support Kerry (delegate info) [View All]

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<John Edwards will have more than 530 pledged delegates at the convention, a weak second to Kerry's nearly 3,000. But the North Carolina senator's intentions are clear: Edwards, now the vice presidential candidate, soon will send a letter to his delegates asking them to vote for Kerry on the first convention ballot, his spokeswoman, Kim Rubey, said Thursday.

At least 2,163 delegate votes are needed to secure the nomination.

Former Gov. Howard Dean (website - news - bio) of Vermont will meet with his 100-plus delegates on July 26, the first day of the four-day convention, to encourage them to support Kerry, Dean spokeswoman Laura Gross said.

No other candidate topped 100 delegates. Rep. Dennis Kucinich of Ohio has at least 64 and says he will unite his supporters behind Kerry at the appropriate time.

Andrew Rivera, treasurer for Al Sharpton's suspended presidential campaign, said his office hasn't had discussions yet with Kerry staffers about Sharpton's roughly 20 delegates to the convention. >


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