Edwards endorses... who? [UPDATED]
Mon Feb 11, 2008 at 07:30:30 AM PDT
Oh my God I'm writing a campaign diary.
It has been widely reported that John Edwards is having endorsement talks
"He's torn," the aide said "He has reservations about Hillary, which are pretty apparent."
On Obama, the aide says, Edwards worries "whether he's tough enough to be President of the United States."
with both Democratic presidential campaigns.
... the Clinton camp confirmed that Mrs. Clinton had met privately on Thursday with former Senator John Edwards in North Carolina. Mr. Edwards, who has dropped out of the race, has not made an endorsement. But Mr. Obama is scheduled to meet with him too, on Monday night, Obama allies say, and is also flying to Mr. Edwards’s home in North Carolina.
Will he make an endorsement soon?
Granted, I didn't get around the blogosphere much over the weekend, but I'm kinda stunned at the silence with regards to these meetings. Iceberg Slim writes today:
...[Hillary] is not sneaking around to see John Edwards for nothing.
Yet I woke this morning to a report on ABC's Chicago affiliate that Obama had won in Maine, and he is going to meet with John Edwards today.
As you can tell by all the links in this diary, this information is widespread. So is meeting with John Edwards really "sneaking around?" Is that the only way anyone is going to mention these meetings?
I commented in Iceberg Slim's diary about the meetings, as did mattinjersey, but have yet to see a reply that discusses the propriety of the characterization of Clinton's meeting with Edwards, or that expresses any thoughts on who Edwards may endorse.
Since I didn't spend much time online this weekend, I'm wondering if I've missed any great deal of speculation on these meetings around these parts, or if for some reason speculation is of no interest.
More than anything, I'd like to hear from Edwards supporters on what they think and feel about these meetings. I had planned on voting for John Edwards in May, and wonder where most of your thoughts of support have moved of late.
UPDATED 12:16 pm CST Mon Feb 11 2008 - Just heard on MSNBC that Obama has cancelled his meeting with Edwards today. Hmmm...
UPDATED 3:15 pm CST Mon Feb 11 2008 - Sources close to Obama and Edwards now say the meeting has been rescheduled for privacy. Sneaking around is okay, I suppose, if both Clinton and Obama get to do it?
