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Herman Munster Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-12-08 11:20 PM
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Edwards will endorse Hillary or not endorse
Edited on Tue Feb-12-08 11:20 PM by Herman Munster
If he is genuinely "torn", he isn't going to go for Obama now that he has all this momentum on his own. It would be like kicking someon while they are down. He'll either endorse Hillary to give her a boost or not endorse and let the events run their course.
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NJSecularist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-12-08 11:21 PM
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1. I'm sorry, Hermy
How are you holding up? :)

Believe what you want to believe, this must be a hard time for a Clinton supporter.
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Kittycat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-12-08 11:24 PM
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7. He's probably lonely, we should give him a hug.
:hug:
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woolldog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-12-08 11:21 PM
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2. It doesn't matter anymore, Herman.
Edwards had his chance to be relevant; he chose to stay silent. It's too late in the game for his endorsement to matter.
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tabatha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-12-08 11:22 PM
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3. I think he should stay out of it, one way or the other.
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mdmc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-12-08 11:23 PM
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5. I think he will be the next AG
under either of them
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DJ13 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-12-08 11:22 PM
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4. You're right
He doesnt need to endorse anyone now.

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Herman Munster Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-12-08 11:24 PM
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6. I guess what I'm saying is that to endorse now it would need to have an impact
to be meaninful.

The only impact would be to endorse Hillary and give her some juice after a string of bad losses. Endorsing Obama is just piling on at this point.
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Thrill Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-12-08 11:24 PM
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8. Not a chance.......Edwards endorses her.
My guess is he will endorse Obama in Ohio
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Wizard777 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-12-08 11:26 PM
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9. I think he will go for Obama.
I also think he would make a perfect Vice President for Obama. Edwards want to put the corporations in their place. I think John would keep Corporate America from trying to own that American Dream Obama wants for the people of America.
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DB1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-12-08 11:26 PM
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10. Dreamer , you know are adreamer put your.....
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Egnever Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-12-08 11:31 PM
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11. Edwards is quickly becoming irrelevant.
My bet is he endorses Obama this week or doesn't endorse at all. If for some crazy reason he endorses Hillary everything I feared about his convictions will have been proven to be false.

He has a week or two to prove his convictions to me after which he will have done absolutely nothing after dropping out to fight the lobbyist influence he railed so loudly against in his campaign. The closer Obama gets to sewing this thing up without edwards the less conviction i see in any edwards endorsement.

I hope I am wrong I would like to believe John believes what he said in his campaign but if he endorses hillary I immediately discount him. If he waits till Obama has it virtually sewn up I am going to have to also discount him.

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AtomicKitten Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-12-08 11:32 PM
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12. I replace your reality with my own: Edwards endorsing the #1 recipient of lobbyist $$ won't happen.
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Rowdyboy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-12-08 11:37 PM
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13. Or not
We'll see
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earthside Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-12-08 11:37 PM
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14. Edwards is a Politician
That's not a bad thing.

Even good, progressive politicians like to be on the winning side when they can ... so Edwards will probably endorse Obama before Ohio/Texas.
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adapa Donating Member (427 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-12-08 11:40 PM
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15. I keep thinking Edwards will endorse Hillary due to the healthcare issue & the $9.50/ hr min wage
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1awake Donating Member (852 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-12-08 11:42 PM
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16. I think he will endorse Obama
in the near future. I believe he will be the next AG, and nobody ever claimed Edwards was a fool. I think he is waiting for a clear leader in all this, but if he does endorse, it will before the convention.
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