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Why Edwards won't endorse Hillary Clinton before North Carolina
<personal opinion>He would love to ... (which is why his wife is stumping for her), but he doesn't want to endorse her but have her still lose North Carolina.
That would make him look very ineffectual for a high-powered endorser.
So expect his endorsement after North Carolina, if she wins Indiana.</personal opinion>
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Comments (22)
unless the check clears the bank, why would any super endorse clinton now?
not that i would expect president obama to hold it against them, but what is the point?
April 24, 2008 1:59 AM | Reply | Permalink
Do some basic fact-checking before spouting off obamabot. BHO has outspent Hillary when it comes to paying off superdelegates.
Stupid people I can tolerate. Lazy, stupid people is where I draw the line.
April 24, 2008 3:09 AM | Reply | Permalink
Draw the line across your face.
April 24, 2008 3:14 AM | Reply | Permalink
He hasn't "paid off" any superdelegates, you idiot.
April 24, 2008 6:33 AM | Reply | Permalink
Here ya' go... WARNING: Facts can be hazardous to obamabots.
http://boston.com/news/politics/politicalintelligence/2008/02/superdelegates.html
April 25, 2008 2:20 AM | Reply | Permalink
There are adults here. You can be 11 years old somewhere else.
April 24, 2008 9:57 AM | Reply | Permalink
Here, I corrected your statement:
'There are IGNORANT adults here.'
There, now it's accurate.
Why don't you try spending a little effort in learning the facts instead of being lazy about it?
April 25, 2008 2:23 AM | Reply | Permalink
She got one yesterday and she raised $10 mill today right?
April 24, 2008 2:10 AM | Reply | Permalink
Not sure why he hasn't endorsed. I stopped caring too. Unless he stays on with his poverty work I won't believe he was serious about it.
Believe it or not, Edwards isn't that strong in NC.
April 24, 2008 2:14 AM | Reply | Permalink
John is still living the dream of a second chance at VP.
April 24, 2008 2:26 AM | Reply | Permalink
Hillary/Edwards would be interesting I guess. At least it would be until Hillary was obliterated by McCain. I thought she was going to make him the Poverty Czar?
I thought he was tending to his dying wife and chilling out? But now Lizzy is going to campaign for Hill?
Edwards stopped being relevant when he left the senate. He did horribly here in SC and him and Kerry lost NC in 04 if I remember it right. He gets airplay but I've never seen him generate a fraction of the buzz Obama has anywhere in the Carolinas. Maybe he has RTP sewn up or something.
April 24, 2008 3:13 AM | Reply | Permalink
Great, snark comments about her cancer - a nice addition to the politics of hope. No, she's not specifically "dying", she's being treated or likely was treated last year and continues to be monitored for developments. And even if she were dying, it's her life to do whatever she wants and their decision to deal with it.
That aside, I don't see what Edwards on a ticket would buy anyone. The only ones that make much sense are Clinton/Obama or Obama/Clinton. Everything else is just a huge snooze button, and the last thing Democrats need is a sleepy November.
April 24, 2008 3:38 AM | Reply | Permalink
Wasn't meant to be flippant or snarky. I had heard she had terminal cancer and was bedridden or something similar to that. I didn't say she couldn't do whatever it is she wants to.
Clinton/Obama won't happen. Obama/Clinton won't happen, either I hope. Obama doesn't need Clinton. America doesn't need Clinton. Snooze button?
April 24, 2008 3:54 AM | Reply | Permalink
You snooze, you lose.
April 24, 2008 7:48 AM | Reply | Permalink
I was trying to see if you would elaborate on why "everything else is a huge snooze button".
April 24, 2008 11:31 AM | Reply | Permalink
Let's remember what Edwards has said previously:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=qq7CAIsSd44
Any endorsement from him would look completely disingenuous when contrasted with those statements.
Most of us see Hillary for what she really represents: a continuation of business as usual in Washington.
April 24, 2008 2:32 AM | Reply | Permalink
Elizabeth Edwards is now stumping for Hillary? I wasn't aware of that.
Good lord...Hillary's healthcare plan ain't all that?! How low will they go?
April 24, 2008 2:34 AM | Reply | Permalink
Not at all. She prefers Hillary's health care proposals, and the health care issue is what she wants to focus on, that is all.
See quotes from the horse's mouth here in the New York Times April 10: "Mrs. Edwards Won’t Endorse, and Moves to Her Issues"
I thank you, though, because you made me look this up. What's really interesting to me there is her argument at the end that the lengthy primary competition is a good thing (and the suggestion that perhaps Kerry should have had more primary competition!) It's certainly contrary to the general Reader Blog opinion here, that's for sure (not to mention Keith Olbermann, New York Times editorial board, et. al.,) and I find it refreshing.
April 24, 2008 3:09 AM | Reply | Permalink
If Elizabeth stumps for Clinton, than it would really hurt John in the Democratic party and with the leaders of the party who are trying to end Clinton's kamikaze campaign. I believe this is just a rumor that the Clinton camp is putting out there. If Hillary had won Pennsylvania by 25 percent maybe, but with no path to win the nomination now, it would be a really unwise move.
April 24, 2008 3:59 AM | Reply | Permalink
I'd have more respect for John Edwards if he took a stand before the NC primary, which is a lot more bold than speaking up after the results are in. Risky? Maybe. But it's a leadership quality.
April 24, 2008 8:24 AM | Reply | Permalink
IMO, JE endorsement has the same worth as the Mexican Peso.
April 24, 2008 9:07 AM | Reply | Permalink
Or the US Dollar :(
April 24, 2008 11:32 AM | Reply | Permalink
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