The choice is between Obama and Clinton, and at this point, votes for Edwards are votes for Clinton.

Yep.  That's pretty much the lay of the land.  Though. some people in the blogasylums just don't seem to be making the connection.

"Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity"

...at this point, votes for Edwards are votes for Clinton.

l disagree. but thanks for dispersing the dick morris, talking point.

l think this, from julie bosman the the nyt, is a more realistic assessment of his impact on clinton:

...a senior adviser to the Democratic presidential candidates in 2000 and 2004, said that even without taking first place in primary states, Mr. Edwards has reason to stay in and possibly influence the result at the nominating convention.

"Even though he doesn't expect to win, he expects to do well enough to win delegates," Mr. Devine said. "Anybody who can command 15 percent of the vote and get on the ballot can wind up with literally hundreds of delegates at the convention, and that's a pretty strong position to be in."

But some political strategists say Mr. Edwards also has another compelling reason to stay in, at least in South Carolina. He could end up sharing the white vote with Mrs. Clinton, thus helping Mr. Obama, whom Mr. Edwards has signaled he favors.

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frankly, l'm hoping he stays in the race for a viriety of reasons, not the least of which is that he forces the discussion...the overton window, if you will...towards the progressive issues. without his participation, those issues are going to fall quickly by the wayside. of increasing importance...watch the markets tomorrow...is the coming economic difficulties, an issue that has been a major component of his campaign from the beginning. it will become an increasingly important part of the dialogue, imo, because the have nots are just about to take a huge hit.

the calls for edwards to withdraw after 3 small primaries, discounting the michigan charade, are premature.

l've a novel idea; why don't we let the people decide? seems pretty basic to the concept, eh. after tsunami tuesday we'll all have better idea as to where the actual trajectory of this campaign is going, and frankly, l view the prospect of a brokered convention as a opportunity to keep the progressive ideals in the discussion, and possibly as an important plank in the democratic campaign platform.

lTMF'sA

the revolution will not be televised...Peace

I think that speaks volumes.  Follow the trail of breadcrumbs and find where it leads.

As for Edwards, he might hang in there.  But he is done, don't you think?  Where can he go from here?  He can stand in on principle and try to frame the debate when he can, but he will get zero media exposure.  Hell, when his campaign was still within striking distance early on, he got nothing.  Have to face facts.  The media fragged him.  He was a pariah to them from the start.  And that, along with some of his own stumbles has, I'm sorry to say, doomed his campaign.  I liked him.  I hoped he would be a major player.  I would have voted for him.  We need his voice in this campaign.  But we never got to hear it, and we never will.


"Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity"