Obama would have won by even more in Iowa if Edwards was out of the race

Just when you thought we could move on from the Edwards scandal, we now have former Hillary Clinton staffers like Wolfson and Carville saying that if Edwards had dropped out, Hillary Clinton would have been the nominee.

This is not only petulant, desperate and specious, but it is also incredibly incorrect.

Wolfson commented:



First of all, Hillary Clinton's Iowa campaign was not fully in track until late in the game. As one who spent a good deal of time personally in Iowa before the caucus, people who supported Obama or Edwards were not supporters of Hillary Clinton. To say or imply that if Edwards was out of the picture that they would have gone to Hillary Clinton is based on abject hallucinations.

Secondly, Wolfson's assessment is like saying that the a football team woud have easily beaten the other if it hadn't snowed that day. It is curiously subjective and intellectually dishonest to assess.

If John Kerry had stayed in the race, would Hillary have dropped out? One could say so and argue such a point.

If Bill Richardson was a Swedish woman with a Miss Universe body, he (or in this silly example, she) would have gotten the male and female vote.

If Dennis Kucinich looked like Robert Redford 15 years ago and had a booming voice like Huey Long, he would be the nominee right now.

As for Iowa and union endorsements, look no further that to Dick Gephardt in 2004, who had the absolute lion's share of union endorsements. He dropped out of the race on Iowa Caucus night.

This tattered "shoulda, coulda, woulda" garbage from Carville and Wolfson is sophmorically concocted and nothing more than the mutterings of congenital bores.

What's done is done. We'll never know, will we?

Kennedy ran for President even though he had numerous extramarital affairs under his belt. I'm glad he did.

I'll tell you what I've learned, don't ever have DUer's turn on you. They'll be MUCH worse enemies than Republicans. Some people here are heartless.

Delusion and denial run deep in some staffers brains. It's over.

..an alternative to Hillary Clinton.

Hillary lost because John couldn't keep it in his pants---- couldn't Al Gore use the same excuse?

:rofl:

by posting and reposting tripe.

(Better idea -work to get Obama and other dems elected.)

I put 15 hours this weekend on grassroots stuff for Obama and the Dems. What Wolfson and Carville are doing is absolutely counterproductive to all of our efforts.

Titled "Edwards, Rielle Hunter Alleged Love Child Sex Scandal: Clintons Behind Rumors
Some Say John Edwards, Rielle Hunter Sex Scandal Is Work of Clintons

http://www.bloggernews.net/112505

Then there's Politico:

Also, Obama might have won NH -- and effectively closed out the race early -- if Edwards hadn't been around.

bizarre. If Edwards ran he did as he felt he could win at the time not that he had some far out plan to change the primary result very peculiar conclusion .

More shit to fight about instead of focusing on the GOP?

They are sore losers. Period.

Turns out the Clinton Kabuki Theater has one last performance in them before the convention.

Obama could have been saying what the OP is about all along but the media sings a different song. It was said that most Edwards supporters went to Obama. So what is the story?

Early in the primary it was more about ideas and pandering and less about hard working white Americans.