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« on: February 13, 2008, 08:47:01 PM »
http://www.abcnews.go.com/Politics/Vote2008/story?id=4281404&page=1
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« Reply #1 on: February 13, 2008, 08:47:47 PM »
Probably because of this:
http://www.barelypolitical.com/ward-room/episode/WRM_20080122
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« Reply #2 on: February 13, 2008, 08:47:59 PM »
« Edited: February 13, 2008, 08:50:20 PM by Solidarity »
That's not quite what the article says

Edit: though now you've changed the title, this is no longer true.
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« Reply #3 on: February 13, 2008, 08:48:31 PM »
Lern 2 reed
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« Reply #4 on: February 13, 2008, 08:48:40 PM »
He's an attention whore
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« Reply #5 on: February 13, 2008, 08:49:06 PM »
For some reason, I thought he'd be endorsing Obama.
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« Reply #6 on: February 13, 2008, 08:49:28 PM »
This thread will become funny if Edwards endorses Obama (Which he should)
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« Reply #7 on: February 13, 2008, 08:50:40 PM »

Agreed (regardless of who he endorses).

The article says that Edwards' opinion of Obama began to sour before he left the race.  John Kerry endorsement anyone?
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« Reply #8 on: February 13, 2008, 08:50:53 PM »
lol i know. i think i skimmed the article too fast. sorry bout that guys.
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« Reply #9 on: February 13, 2008, 08:51:27 PM »
That article goes out of its way to turn a neutral story into a pro-Clinton story.

This is why it's important to read beyond the headline.
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« Reply #10 on: February 13, 2008, 08:53:24 PM »
This guy desperately wants to be in the national spotlight. He is toying with this to draw attention to himself. If he does, however, endorse her then he will lose any respect I had for him.
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« Reply #11 on: February 13, 2008, 08:54:14 PM »
you people are fast. within 30 seconds of posting that, i had like 18 views.
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« Reply #12 on: February 13, 2008, 08:55:45 PM »
He really should endorse Obama. The Clinton record on helping the poor isn't all it's cracked up to be, though maybe Hillary would depart from the "Third Way" once elected. But more importantly, the economic reform Edwards wants won't truly happen without political reform as well.

On the other hand, Obama is left on social, left on military, and vague on economics, so I don't see a sharp turn to the left in those matters.
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« Reply #13 on: February 13, 2008, 08:56:57 PM »
Hillary's healthcare plan is more similar to Edwards's healthcare plan.  So is her energy policy.
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« Reply #14 on: February 14, 2008, 01:43:19 AM »
What do you expect? Edwards is a pretty vain fellow and this could very well be Kerry related. His endorsement is completely meaningless now anyway either way.
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« Reply #15 on: February 14, 2008, 01:45:49 AM »
He spent this entire time getting all buddy-buddy with Obama and is now considering endorsing Clinton?

If he actually does, I'm going to lose an awful lot of respect for him.
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« Reply #16 on: February 14, 2008, 02:26:05 AM »
Edwards... wasnt that the guy who got 4% in Nevada?


Right now I'd be surprised if he backed anyone, he seems to think he's going to be the Al Gore of poverty but i doubt he has the stature to pull that off... to be honest i'm not sure where he goes from here, i think its most likley that he goes into academia or back into law.

Either way I think his political career is over, folks like Feingold and Brown are both in the Senate touching upon the issues Edwards wants to be associated with and both (as sitting Senators) are far more credible advocates for those causes than him. Its a shame as Edwards had considerable political talents, just not judgement.
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« Reply #17 on: February 14, 2008, 02:39:32 AM »
This could hurt Edwards more than Obama.
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« Reply #18 on: February 14, 2008, 06:35:55 AM »

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« Reply #19 on: February 14, 2008, 07:50:56 AM »
dont worry.

you guys still have the endorsement that everyone wanted...david wilhelm.

and teddy kennedy!  pushed you all over the top in mass and california!
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« Reply #20 on: February 14, 2008, 07:57:32 AM »
Quote from: WalterMitty on February 14, 2008, 07:50:56 AM
dont worry.

you guys still have the endorsement that everyone wanted...david wilhelm.

and teddy kennedy!  pushed you all over the top in mass and california!

And even without those states, Barack Obama still got the momentum and the most delegates.

Kinda sucks, doesn't it?
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« Reply #21 on: February 14, 2008, 08:25:12 AM »

hahaha . . . well, that definitely would make the race more interesting.
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« Reply #22 on: February 14, 2008, 08:27:45 AM »
Quote from: Gabu on February 14, 2008, 07:57:32 AM
Quote from: WalterMitty on February 14, 2008, 07:50:56 AM
dont worry.

you guys still have the endorsement that everyone wanted...david wilhelm.

and teddy kennedy!  pushed you all over the top in mass and california!

And even without those states, Barack Obama still got the momentum and the most delegates.

Kinda sucks, doesn't it?

ask gary hart about winning the most states and having momentum.

hell, hart even won california too!
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« Reply #23 on: February 14, 2008, 08:40:15 AM »
If Edwards was to endorse Hillary that would show that his whole "people v. status quo" campaign was BS.
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« Reply #24 on: February 14, 2008, 08:41:25 AM »
Does this mean he's still waiting for someone to offer his the VP spot?
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