Listen to the quotes below to see how much Edwards sounds like he is campaigning to be Senator Obama's running mate:
Of course, Edwards denies this is his intent, but don't they all? LBJ said he'd rather drink warm piss water than become JFK's vice president ... until of course he accepted the position. Edwards seems to be playing his hand a little more open.
This is the right time to strike a deal with Obama because if Edwards steps out of the race, Obama can beat Hillary a lot easier (it would be very surprising if most of Edwards voters didn't go to Obama). But if Edwards is still in the race on Super Tuesday, then Senator Clinton can wrap it up before the Edwards' voters could make a difference.
With this kind of leverage, it appears on the surface that Edwards is pressing hard to get the #2 slot. It's actually a smart move. A comeback for Edwards seems implausible now (though not impossible; if he comes in third in South Carolina, it then pretty much becomes impossible). His supporters are leaning to Obama anyway, so he couldn't swing the race to Hillary even if he wanted to. So, his best play is to lobby Obama for the vice president position in return for dropping out before Super Tuesday.
In fact, it's so logical, I'd be surprised if they didn't do it. Edwards gains the vice presidency and a foot in the door in the Oval Office. And Obama gains the presidency (one person who consolidates the whole anti-Hillary vote would be very, very hard to beat even if they didn't have Obama's current momentum). That deal is a little too sweet for either side to pass up.
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Is John Edwards Trying to Become Obama's Vice President?
Posted Jan 14th 2008 12:00PM by Cenk Uygur
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31. bump.
Captain Negative at 4:08AM on Jan 15th 2008
32. CN: Your reasoning is very sound. I myself have thought the same way, if Hillary wins the nomination, its all but sealed the deal for the Republicans. But thinking of her with the possibility of winning gives me the chills.
On the other hand, I do not believe that the judge who sued the Chinese dry cleaning shop for (insert number here) million dollars because they lost his pants actually thought that he was 'in the right'. I am pretty sure he knew that his lawsuit was trivial and just wanted a peice of the pie.
The man had probably seen a horde of lazy people sue average Americans because their coffee was too hot or because they tripped on some one else's sidewalk.
This happens to large companies only because people think that just because the large companies can afford to pay it means that they are entitled to. Classic liberal thinking I might add.
Parker at 5:14PM on Jan 15th 2008
33. I try to find news and all I get are a bunch of silly bloggers and their gossip. Where are you when we need you Walter Conkrite.
sashajjjj at 8:39PM on Jan 16th 2008
34. John Edwards is being phony when he says he's running for the top spot (obvs, since he is as the post suggests running for VP), and he is disengenuous when he shakes his fist and talks about poverty.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8PECQDBr2w
That's a brilliant clip that sums it up. Taken from a movie called 'Face in the Crowd', and the main character is exactly like Edwards in every way.
Will at 2:47PM on Jan 25th 2008
35. I fuckin' love John Edwards. I hope he runs with Obama, we just can't have Hilary in the Whitehouse
fauxfink07 at 9:23AM on Feb 13th 2008
36. PLEASE NOT JOHN EDWARDS- THE BEST MACH IS YOU AND HILLARY
TO ALL DEMOCRATS VOTERS,FROM PENNSYLVANIA,OHIO,TEXAS,WISCONSIN ETC.ETC.ETC.
GOD LEFT UP TO YOU ON YOURS HANDS THIS MISSION
TO SAVE U.S.A FROM AGITATOR "BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA"WHO'S ALREADY AGITATING THE YOUNG PEOPLE OF THIS COUNTRY.THE SAME YOUNG PEOPLE WHOM ARE ALREADY ACCEPTING AND CALLING OBAMA THE NEW CHE GUEVARA WHOS WAS A SYMBOL OF REBEL TERRORIST,DID YOU SEE THE PEOPLE THAT SUPPORTED THE AGITATOR OBAMA,THEY STARTED WEARING RED COLOR CLOTHING PATRONAGE THE CUMMUNISM COLOR? AND OBAMA SALUTING LIKE HITLER DID WITH HIS FIST.PLEASE DON'T VOTE FOR THE MOMENT VOTE FOR THE EXPERIENCE SAY NO TO ANARCHY AND VOTE AMERICAN(OBAMA IS NOT A NATIVE AMERICAN HE'S AN AFRICAN IMMIGRANT) VOTE FOR THE BRILLIANT HILLARY ,AND SAVE AMERICA.
THIS GREAT COUNTRY NEED A MOTHER,GOD BLESS ALL
sam at 2:40PM on Feb 16th 2008