Political bits
First, Regarding the possible Edwards endorsement, Everyone seems to be rewriting the history of the New Hampshire primary. John Edwards was not attacking Hillary Clinton out of some friendship with Obama as many people are writing, but was attacking her because he believed a NH loss would knock her out of the race leaving him alone to run against Obama.
(ThePage) Obama meeting with Edwards rescheduled?
(FirstRead's version) "the Obama campaign told us to talk to the Edwards camp." (???)
(CNN's version reads even less positive for Obama.)
So, am I reading in all this that Edwards may be leaning towards Clinton?
Obama's pulled ahead in the national polls. (AP) 46/41. (Gallup) 47/44. (Meaningless and just at outside MoE, but he's been trailing in these polls all year.)
(WSJBlog) The RNC is offering six different free Valentine's Day "e-cards" bashing Clinton and Obama. (Not that they're trying to collect emails or anything.)
(CNN) Panderbear - Clinton calls for DC voting rights.
And, If you saw the will.i.am pro-Obama video, you have to see this, a parody that focuses on McCain.
Later: (TPM) John Glenn to endorse Hillary Clinton.
(Politico) Panderbear II - Obama said Virginia Gov/early endorser Tim Kaine is "somebody who is on my short list to have a role in my administration."
(ThePage) Obama meeting with Edwards rescheduled?
(FirstRead's version) "the Obama campaign told us to talk to the Edwards camp." (???)
(CNN's version reads even less positive for Obama.)
So, am I reading in all this that Edwards may be leaning towards Clinton?
Obama's pulled ahead in the national polls. (AP) 46/41. (Gallup) 47/44. (Meaningless and just at outside MoE, but he's been trailing in these polls all year.)
(WSJBlog) The RNC is offering six different free Valentine's Day "e-cards" bashing Clinton and Obama. (Not that they're trying to collect emails or anything.)
(CNN) Panderbear - Clinton calls for DC voting rights.
And, If you saw the will.i.am pro-Obama video, you have to see this, a parody that focuses on McCain.
Later: (TPM) John Glenn to endorse Hillary Clinton.
(Politico) Panderbear II - Obama said Virginia Gov/early endorser Tim Kaine is "somebody who is on my short list to have a role in my administration."
posted by mikevotes at
2:19 PM
2 Comments:
I laughed my ass off watching that will.i.am / McCain parody! Seriously. I now have no ass.
I think Edwards leans toward Clinton; on style and view on power of the president to impose an agenda vs. build a consensus (read Obama). However, he seems to have a different vision of what the agenda should be. I thought he was a non-DLC type (like Obama), but who knows.
More than gender and race, the Dem voters seem to separate into two camps: those looking for a general to do something for them (Clinton) and those looking for a partner to empower them. So the question is: was Edwards looking to be a General or a Partner? Thinking back, I believe he was leaning (shifting almost) toward the "I can do this for you" and moving away from the "We can do this together" kind of rhetoric.
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-epm, at 3:23 PM
Yeah, everything I'd seen thus far had given me the impression that he was leaning Obama.
Of course, the cancellation may just cover and they'll show up together in a day or two.
By
mikevotes, at 4:01 PM
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