Rumors this morning is that John Edwards will quit the campaign today. Only time will tell.
I am unsure if this is true or not – it may be. I think if I was John, I would at least wait until after Super Tuesday to make the decision. If he does quit so soon before Super Tuesday, then a great majority of people will not get the chance to vote.
Time will tell.
If he does leave the campaign trail today, I will miss him – his message resonated with me and many times, he was the only adult running.
We shall see.
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How do we get Edwards back in the Senate? He brings wonderful ideas to the campaign trail, but I want him back in government where he can do some good for our state.
POTUS would be best, and I’ve seen talk of him as AG, but back in the Senate would be great (I’d like to see hime run Dole or Burr out of DC for everyone’s sake).
Oh, Doo-doo-
I first wanted to be able to vote for Hillary, just to have a woman president [where are you, Shirley Chisholm!], but also to have Bill back in the White House… best president we ever had, IMO.
Well, then I really prefer John Edwards to anyone else, but he don’t stand a possum’s chance in a pack of beagles, but he’s cute, on point and more capable than the rest.
Kucinich I like, but the poop-ulace don’t like smart people at all.
Next Tuesday I may just vote for Edwards, but maybe Obama.
Just glad we don’t have to worry about Nader this time. I think he’s reserved himself a special place in hell… maybe the next South Park movie will put him into a triad with Satan and Saddam.
Think I’ll go watch Sweeney Todd again to lighten up!
Mr. Bill
Mr Bill, not to burst your bubble, but Nader announced today.
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Oh dear god!!!
Why is Nader doing this?!?
He screwed it up for Gore last time!!!
If McCain gets on the ticket(and he has a good, strong chance of doing just that), then this would ensure that we would NOT have Clinton^2 in office – as he would take plenty of votes from her. To me, this is a good thing
However, if it is Obama vs. McCain with Nader in there, well that could just screw everything all to hell and back in a wonderful little handbasket (with a pretty pink bow).
Seriously, Ralph Nader just needs to go away like John Kerry eventually did. Seriously.
Oh, on a side note, I threw a reply to your comments yesterday on the tax bit.
This whole blame Nader for Gore line is one of the biggest myths of the Democratic party. The Democrats need to stop blaming Nader for the failure of their candidate.
Gore lost because he wasn’t a strong enough candidate to pull a majority (and no matter how you look at it, 48.8% is not a majority). Gore lost because his wife spearheaded the PMRC and many young (in 2000) voters were angry at her for trying to restrict their access to music. Gore lost because, in 2000, he was robotic and uncharismatic and was not the man who has since become a well-known environmental activist and won a Nobel Prize and an Oscar. In 2000 he was not fashionable, likable or charming, as he is today.
Further, many of the Nader supporters in Florida actually swapped votes with family members and friends who didn’t live in swing states. My vote for Nader, in NYS, didn’t make a damn bit of difference to the ultimate outcome of the race because NY swung Democrat, *as everyone knew that it would*. Support for Nader in Florida (which is really the bottom line here) was not high enough to be the deciding factor. You might as well blame everyone who wrote-in a candidate or who voted for any other third party.
The reality is that blaming Nader for the failings of the 2000 Democratic candidate is an easy way to shift the blame from where it belongs, namely Gore himself, the voters who nominated him, and the party as a whole. Had Gore been a stronger candidate, more people would have voted for him… and the same number of people would have voted third-party.