As though he read my questions from this morning, Edwards answers (via the AP): John Edwards to quit presidential race
Democrat John Edwards is exiting the presidential race Wednesday, ending a scrappy underdog bid in which he steered his rivals toward progressive ideals while grappling with family hardship that roused voter’s sympathies but never diverted his campaign, The Associated Press has learned.
A press conference in scheduled for 1pm EST.
Such inevitable moves always make me wonder why candidates so vociferously promise to stay in the race. While I recognize the need to stoke the passions of the faithful, the bottom line is that it isn’t necessary to make such strident promises when one knows that one is unlikely to be able to fulfill them.
CNN’s write-up is here.
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Doesn’t one have to practically be a compulsive liar to be a politician anyway?