Friends in High Places

I think the loss of John Edwards is significant. He did not take money from PAC's and big corps and yet the media hardly gave him the time of day. How do we ever expect the good guys to have a shot? Is a political office truly going to be purchased from now on?

I'm having a really hard time accepting that Americans are really this stupid. I don't care that a drunk, problem Kennedy is endorsing Obama, or Oprah or that Chuck Norris is backing Huckabee. I am voting for Hillary, not because she is a woman, or white or is backed by Barbra Streisand. I am voting for her because she makes sense. she has the experience that none of these candidates come close to. I have been a Madonna fan for 25 years. if she decided th back Obama, who cares. good for her. Get a mind of your own. learn about which candidate is right for the ideals you want. Don;t vote for them because they are the same color as you or have celebrity backing! just vote!

Howard, seriously, "[Obama] is posied to take the lead"?

He just lost in FL by 17, he is down by 23 in NY, 18 in NJ, 11 in CA, 20 in MO. He is trending at about 25% of the non-African American vote.

Also, after the Kennedy announcement the tracking polls virtually stayed unchanged (1pt up for Obama) so that would suggest his largest endorsement had no significant impact.

You really need to actually analyze rather than just prognosticate.

The vast majority of Edwards supporters were low income white males, families and union members. Obama's elitist liberal set , along with support from the African-Americans, does not quite fit. Clinton probably will pick up two for everyone of Barack's from Edward's supporters. Obama's has had a problem with middle class and low income white voters in the exit polling, namely beacuse Obama talks about the Iraq war and a limited health care plan and raising payroll taxes. None of those things they support. He could not run as Vice President, having been treated disasterously by John Kerry's (who Edwards I am told hates Kerry and thinks he's a blowhard and a loser) moronic campaign. Kerry is one of Obama's biggest advisors and spokesperson. He snubbed Edwards when Kerry asked for it before the campaign began.

It does not make sense to me that Edwards supporters will move the the Clinton camp. Edwards' platform was mostly about drastic change in Washington - stopping the influence of PACs and lobbyists. I agree with that as a primary goal, but I have never heard Hillary utter a single word about reducing PAC/lobbyist influence. And why would she, when she accepts so much of their money as campaign contributions?
I really think that Edwards ultimately will throw his support behind Obama, because the two of them are more aligned with each other under the theme of change, and I think Edwards knows Obama will bring greater fundamental change than Hillary wants to.
And to those who think Obama is contradicting himself, think again. He isn't associating with the Kennedy family; It's the Kennedy family associating themselves with Obama because he represents the very same type of progressive, positive change that John and Robert Kennedy represented.

John Edwards was in this race for two reasons, 1. His wife wanted him to run and when she was diagnosed with the return of cancer she encouraged him to continue, because although she was losing her battle with cancer she knows that many do not have any hope from the first diagnosis of cancer because they can not get treatment. And she wants everyone to have hope. 2. He knows the struggle of MOST americans to make ends meet and how in the past years those that have grown in wealth is the to 1/10 of the top 1% of americans and despite what we hear about those welfare people the people recieving the most welfare from the american tax dollar is the ultra wealthy.( FREE LUNCH) If you notice those voting for Obama are the wealthy and the young college students , neither of them have been touched by the multi recessions of the Bush era's. The reason John Edwards is dropping out will be revealed by the endorsement he gives. Will he be loyal to his wife or to the draw of power?

After the stunt Clinton, pulled in Florida, Its hard to believe John Edwards or any one else would endorse her. If she lied and did not even hold her end of the agreement, not to campaign in Florida.
Its very hard to believe she will not lie, cheat, and steal from the American people. Her display with that speech after the polls had closed was nothing short of disgusting. But then what would you expect from a Clinton

Dude, are you serious. I love how people count Hillary out and time and time again she shows them wrong. Now that Bill is taking a back seat to Hillary, watch and be amazed. Hillary has what it takes and doesn't need the Kennedy to whore their names out the way they did. I used to respect Carolyn for her silence and know that she is just like her Uncle, the democarts will see right through it. I am not against Obama for his race, I am against him for his arrogance.

Dude, are you serious. I love how people count Hillary out and time and time again she shows them wrong. Now that Bill is taking a back seat to Hillary, watch and be amazed. Hillary has what it takes and doesn't need the Kennedy to whore their names out the way they did. I used to respect Carolyn for her silence and know that she is just like her Uncle, the democarts will see right through it. I am not against Obama for his race, I am against him for his arrogance.

Hillary received more votes in Florida than Sen. McCain, the winner of the Republican primary. Hillary also received more votes in Florida alone that Sen. Obama received in Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada and South Carolina combined.

I think it is interesting that the news media virtually ignores the fact that the Robert Kennedy clan actually endorsed Hillary Clinton. In fact the Kennedy clan , unless it includes only Calroline Schlossburg and Sen. Kennedy, did not endorse Obama. I think that this is a smart move on the part of a wily old politician. Edward Ke4nnedy knows he would have little control over a Clinton white house but can be a large player in an Obama white house. If Clinton wins, Kennedy's standing as a Senior Senator will remain unchanged. Voila! Who would you endorse if you were in hs shoes?

Maxine Waters, Antonio Villagrossa, Gavin Newsome, Ron Dellums, those are people I know and respect. They endorsed Hillary. Kennedy? I know his career, but I don't respect it. Not really. That's a shared attitude east of New York City. To be fair though, I assume there are politicians whose word would carry some weight for other people. I'm simply pointing out how it looks from here.

Outside of Gore, no endorsement would make me re-evaluate my vote. Former Edwards supporter. Go Hillary.

Anyone who makes a decision based on that handshake business is not a serious person.