Reply #16: Obama and Edwards are not collaborating, per se, however [View All]

[Levgreee]

however, it was in both of their interest to go after Hillary, because she was the top runner. Both of them had the same political survival need to slow down her momentum. Your enemy's enemy is your friend.

I don't know if you noticed, but once Obama started gaining more speed, Edwards started being more critical of him during the debates, speeches, etc. This is because Obama came closer to being the same level of threat to gain the nomination as Hillary, so Edwards needed to pay more attention to him too.

They do have respect for each other, and abstain from the strong attacks that Hillary and Obama have been exchanging. However, they are not working together, they both want to win it.