We Dodged That Bullet
We always knew Obama was smart and sometimes we got confirmation in unexpected ways:
As you know, Plouffe’s book offers the fascinating revelation that just before the South Carolina primary, a senior Edwards adviser offered him a swap: Edwards would drop out of the race if Obama would make him his Veep. The adviser argued that this was the only way to stop Hillary.
In emails to me, top Edwards campaign guru Joe Trippi said he had no knowledge of the claim. But I’ve now spoken to the Edwards adviser who had this conversation directly with Plouffe, and he confirmed it.
I remember when Edwards’s endorsement was the hot news item. I remember Edwards didn’t endorse either until Obama had practically won the nomination, way after it would have made any difference. Was Obama just being smart – not trying to limit his options so early or did he sense a problem? Edwards did drop out kind of suddenly IIRC (to be fair he hadn’t performed well in the early primaries but his home state primaries had not occurred yet). I’m trying to imagine that nightmare scenario if Edwards had been the VP candidate when news of the affair started getting out.
Tags: John Edwards, Obama Team
Edwards, at the same time, had an adviser offer the same deal to Hillary Clinton, saying it was the only way to stop Obama.
Edwards is a sleaze, and we can be thankful his career in politics is over.
Is it me or does Edwards look like Kenny on 30 Rock?
I don’t think I can ever forgive Edwards. (And not because of the affair.)
For what, pandora?
Yeah, my beef with him is based on the affair while his wife is dying of cancer.
And subsequent news stories reveal him to be a Diva.
For jeopardizing the entire election. Can you imagine if he had won the nomination or got the VP spot? The affair is just a symptom. His ego and mindset is what I can’t forgive. How dare he, knowing what was on the line, even throw his name into the ring.
Whenever I think of Edwards I become upset. Can you tell? 😉
The National Enquirer story was out in October 2007, before the January 2008 SC primary. So the Obama team had plenty of warning.
May history correct me if I’m wrong, but if I’m not mistaken. the only candidate who refused to compromise his ethics to achieve a Vice Presidential spot, was our current Vice President.
In Delaware, ethics are important.