Comments on: Is John Edwards Effectively Out Of The 2008 Presidential Race? http://www.wurfwhile.com/blog/2007/03/23/is-john-edwards-effectively-out-of-the-2008-presidential-race/ Insight - Foresight - Hindsight Sat, 30 Aug 2008 00:38:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Hiram Wurf http://www.wurfwhile.com/blog/2007/03/23/is-john-edwards-effectively-out-of-the-2008-presidential-race/#comment-1867 Hiram Wurf Thu, 29 Mar 2007 04:22:14 +0000 http://www.wurfwhile.com/blog/2007/03/23/is-john-edwards-effectively-out-of-the-2008-presidential-race/#comment-1867 Hi dan I, Thanks for popping by again. I've never been overly excited by Edwards and consider him alone in the second tier in this race. Clearly Edwards has been trying to do two basic things: - Run to the left and pick up the liberals and through a popular approach the Dean campaign remnants and - Hope that Clinton and Obama beat each other up enough to let him squeak by (see 2004's approach). I think it's always been a gamble - but this has to make it (in my judgment) much harder for him to attract the bigger dollar donors who are looking at viability. If he "had one foot in the grave since he announced" it's hard to see that this doesn't hurt him bad. I agree he isn't out entirely - but I tend to think he's out in practical terms because unlike 2004 there won't be one candidate walking away with the grassroots activist volunteers and donors (see Obama) and Edwards needs all he can get and then some. Take care. Hi dan I,

Thanks for popping by again. I’ve never been overly excited by Edwards and consider him alone in the second tier in this race. Clearly Edwards has been trying to do two basic things:

- Run to the left and pick up the liberals and through a popular approach the Dean campaign remnants and

- Hope that Clinton and Obama beat each other up enough to let him squeak by (see 2004’s approach).

I think it’s always been a gamble - but this has to make it (in my judgment) much harder for him to attract the bigger dollar donors who are looking at viability. If he “had one foot in the grave since he announced” it’s hard to see that this doesn’t hurt him bad. I agree he isn’t out entirely - but I tend to think he’s out in practical terms because unlike 2004 there won’t be one candidate walking away with the grassroots activist volunteers and donors (see Obama) and Edwards needs all he can get and then some.

Take care.

]]> By: dan l http://www.wurfwhile.com/blog/2007/03/23/is-john-edwards-effectively-out-of-the-2008-presidential-race/#comment-1668 dan l Sun, 25 Mar 2007 17:45:34 +0000 http://www.wurfwhile.com/blog/2007/03/23/is-john-edwards-effectively-out-of-the-2008-presidential-race/#comment-1668 Edwards is a mediocre candidate even at best case scenario. He's facing 1 <i>great candidate</i> and 1 <i>good candidate</i>. He has to gamble no matter what. The question is whether or not those gambles will work, or whether those gambles will backfire like the Marcotte incident. Is he out? I'll put it this way: He's had one foot in the grave since he announced. This development only makes him slightly worse off. Out entirely? Not yet. Edwards is a mediocre candidate even at best case scenario. He’s facing 1 great candidate and 1 good candidate. He has to gamble no matter what. The question is whether or not those gambles will work, or whether those gambles will backfire like the Marcotte incident.

Is he out? I’ll put it this way: He’s had one foot in the grave since he announced. This development only makes him slightly worse off. Out entirely? Not yet.

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