Travels With John

It was a huge disappointment to me when John's number started going down, and he was not making as good a showing as I always thought he should have. He really represents what I believe our candidate should represent, and I believe that he would make the changes he promised to make. Even though he has dropped out, he still has an enormous contribution to make to the future of this country, and the working class american's that deserve a voice. I'll keep watching for him. He still has my support, and I truly admire both he and Elizabeth.

We've lost the best candidate, and it tells us what we need to know about the sorry state of American politics: We're lazy. We're ignorant. We need somebody to "inspire" us to get our thumbsucking selves off the couch, somebody with a great voice like Obama. We need a "narrrative" like Obama v. Clinton, first African American versus first woman, and them getting nasty with each other ("you will not beLIEVE what she said about him today!"), like the Paris Hilton story of the day. This nomination was never about experience versus change at all. The candidates of the greatest change were Kucinich and Edwards; of the greatest experience, Biden, Dodd, and Richardson. For too many people, it's about identity politics, not policy, and it's about "inspiration" and "making history." Where were all these voters when John Kerry ran under similar ideas about how the government should operate? How many people would be alive today if we didn't need a "leader" who "inspires" us? It really is pathetic. John Edwards had the substance, but not the identity; and the press, whose job it is to sell ad space and commercial time rather than to ensure the right result for the nation, barely covered him at all. It's a miracle he pulled as many delegates as he did, with so little money and so little coverage. Now it's over, and the press--and the mass of voters--has the "narrative" it wants. But the country is worse off for it.

I truly appreciate everything that John brought to the campaign trail. That sense of urgency, fire and fight for his cause is very admirable. While I did not vote for him in the primary, I can certainly see how others did. I sincerely hoped that he would have strong showings after Iowa (even wished he won South Carolina) so that he could be the buffer between Obama and Hillary that the Democratic party so desperately needed. He embodied what both Obama and Hillary wish to represent, although due to their ties are unable to speak so unfiltered. I wish John and his family every blessing that I can offer for he added vitality to the race that otherwise would have just been a series of negative campaign ads. It's about time the American public recognizes his contributions.

EDWARDS: "I don't know how it started," he said. "I don't know when our party began to turn away from the cause of working people???" It started when we were forced to choose between Hillary and Obama! Edwards epitomizes the democratic party and yet we are forced to address an obstruction of unification. Dam Hillary - Dam Bill! Edwards suspends his campaign... I apologize for not walking precincts all over the nation for this guy! I am forced to address the immediate ill, the Clinton ILL, a divisive polarization within the democratic party. Although I love Edwards, I am thankful for Obama. He personifies unification and eloquence, and a sound mind! If we ever get past the primitive BS of polarization, perhaps we can progress towards issues like Universal Health Care and services for the poor. Obama, please bring on board Edwards. Please, please, please! We are ONE.

Come on people. Look at the facts, not opinions. He decided to "suspend" not withdraw his campaign. Isn't it clear that he is only after the money?? You believe he really champion the poor and middle income against lobbists and business muscles that'll throw heaps of cash at him. Go Republicians.

you should be ashamed for referring to the good-hearted people as "old ladies"

I think you should remove the comment, "old ladies." How shameful of you.

good bye and good riddens to the slimey ,trial attorney john edwards . he loves the poor and littleman as long as he gets 40% of the settlement. health care sky rockets due to the practice of defensive medicine by doctors havingto order test to cover thier backs against creeps like edwards. he finished 3rd in his own birth state for good reasons because they truely knew him.go home now john to your 40,000 sqft home and lie your 400 dollar haircut slimey head and rest well. you will need your to chase more ambulances.

john edwards is a typical slimey ,greedy trial attorney who takes his 40% and drives the cost of medicine up . 80% of test are ordered for prevention of being sued by the likes of bottom dwellers like john edwards.good riddens he be back on the streets chasing ambulances,for at least 40% of the cut!

I was so disappointed to hear of John Edwards' withdrawl. He was the best of all the candidates. A Democrat will receive my vote, but I am not pleased with either of the two front runners.

Edwards has my vote and respect. I've always been behind him, both in spirit and with campaign money. He really understands what is important in this country. It was truly a disappoinment to learn of Edwards' withdrawl today. The media has done a disservice to the campaigns of all candidates. I am appalled, as a Journalism major, with the way the news is reported in this day and age. Coverage appears to be determined by the almighty dollar rather than what is fact. Johnn already rec'd. my vote in CA because I have a mail in ballot, and it was sent in last week. It will be interesting to see what happens now. I'm not really pleased with either of the front running Democratic candidates. One of them will get my vote, but my vote would have meant much more had John Edwards been the candidate!

I'm a Republican, who really could appreciate John Edwards. The Democrates would have had my vote, would have had it years ago if Edwards was chosen instead of Carey. There was finally a Democrate that earned my confidence, and the confidence of many Republicans, too bad he wasn't chosen by his own party! Guess I can stay true to my party now, cause no self respecting Republican would ever vote for Clinton and Obama has lost my respect the last few weeks in this never ending media fight with Hillary. Once Ted Kennedy jumped on the bandwagon, I knew that it's a bad idea to give up my vote to the Democrat's! Democrat's could have had the Whitehouse this next election, too bad they're not picking the right person to represent them. I guess we'll have to have another Republican president!!

I love Edwards!He is an amazing person as well as a politician and family person yet down to earth.Obama has too much publicity with Oprah,the Kennedy family and such and Hillary is the one who is being scrutinized.Edwards had really good ideas yet I believe that will all the media,all the fuss, about who will win:an African American or woman they lost track of what was important.Even though he did not get all the respect or attention he deserved he invested so much time as well as personal experiences and what would make him a good president.He has had his head on his shoulders the whole entire time and I admire him for not bickering nor doing what Obama is doing since he seems too nice of a gentleman to do that.I would like to say that in the end,even though he did not make it in the top 2 for his party he has brought new ideas on the table,some which other candidates should take as an example:he focuses more on poverty than any other candidate because he knows how it is out there and even if he has an expensive house or fancy haircut that is not what matters.It is the person as a whole yet the media never gave him as much coverage or attention as the rest of the candidates but even so he proved to be a man of his word!

The person quitted the president campaign shouldn't be John Edwards, should be Abama.

He made his explicit effort to get republicans vote for him in Democrat caucus, created a ???famous dishonest??? and ridicule model in US president vote history, and established his particularly terrible reputation, finally he???ll permanently loose the honest voters??? support, as well as loose any chance in next president election, forever!!!

Please wake up and watch up: actually, you know and we all know that any media support to Abama is obviously working for Republic Party, because Obama has zero plus super-zero stupid chance to bit any Republic president candidate. The time he wins democrat nomination is the time any Republic candidate defeats him in this election, and definitely Republicans win this president election by easily defeating Abama, a politician trash!!! So, this is the reason why republicans' media support Abama, temporarily, t-e-m-p-o-r-a-r-i-l-y only.

Please people, learn how to spell! It just makes you look ignorant. Or maybe you just are ignorant and that's the end of that.