I am for Edwards all the way through the convention.

[jsamuel]

I just thought it needed to be said.

Update:
Edwards has said he will stay in all the way through the convention too. He won't be dropping out.

[flamin lib]

1. Careful, we're starting to eat our own here. nt

[jsamuel]

2. Not eating anything, just backing my candidate.

[saracat]

8. Its eating our own to continue to back our chosen candidate? Odd.

I thought this was a primary and we got a "choice". Good luck to everyone!

[flamin lib]

13. Not at all, it's just that from what I've seen lately any post mentioning

a candidate by name results in a lot of "thank God that one won't win" and "that one sucks because (fill in the blank)".

The admonishment to be be careful was only a warning to expect someone to take a bite out of your candidate of choice.

I'm an Edwards supporter too, and have sent all I can afford to the campaign.

We're getting to the "true believer" stage of the primary where ferver sometimes overcomes party unity and "my way or the highway" kicks in.

Fact of the matter is there isn't a cull in the bunch.

[AzDar]

46. Haven't you heard? The 'New One' has been anointed. Resistance is futile.

(Unfortunately, he'll get walloped in the GE)

[saracat]

3. Me too! John is the real candidate of "change". JMHO!

[Egnever]

4. As you should

if he is the candidate you believe in.

The other post was out of line and as an Obama supporter I think it sucked. Much as I would love to have edwards supporters switch they absolutely should stick with their beliefs as long as they have a chance to come to fruition.

[MadBadger]

5. As I and any other person should expect you too.

[jannyk]

6. me too!

[THUNDER HANDS]

7. what if he drops out before then?

[jsamuel]

9. He has already said he is in it all the way through the convention.

[saracat]

10. He won't.Why not ask that to DK or Richardson supporters? Its a silly question

[Bake]

11. Add me to the list for Edwards all the way.

Bake

[cali]

12. And you should be.

The posts urging supporters of other candidates to back the frontrunner, suck.

[AndyA]

14. All the way with John!

Hillary and Barack represent the status quo. Nothing will change with them, and until Barack deals with allowing anti-gay preacher McClurkin a captive audience to preach his bullshit to, he won't have my vote.

What Barack did was insulting and discriminating to every gay person. I will not support such a small minded, hypocritical man. If he ever wants my vote, he's going to have to deal with this issue.

And extricate himself from the grip of corporate money. It does come at a price, and the people who usually suffer for it is the American public.

Straighten up, Obama. Right now, you represent business as usual in Washington, and that just is not acceptable.

[jsamuel]

15. Updated title

[Crunchy Frog]

16. I'm for Obama all the way through the convention.

I just thought it needed to be said.

[Labors of Hercules]

27. Who's Ogama? Is that like Origami? nt.

[Crunchy Frog]

30. Oops.

:blush:

I meant Obama. Fixed it now. :)

[MalloyLiberal]

17. Jsamuel, I applaud you, do not let naysayers call you a Republican.

[jackson_dem]

18. Edwards forever

[Nutmegger]

19. I proudly stand in John Edwards' corner with all of you.

I will not be bullied into voting for whichever candidate is on top.

R&K

[JDPriestly]

20. I am too. Edwards has the message. He has the values. He knows what is at stake.

Edwards is the brain in this primary. Without Edwards the other two wouldn't have a clue. They cannibalize Edwards' ideas.

Edwards also has the energy. Obama is so slow moving, so bored seeming (I'm sure he is not bored in fact). Obama connects with crowds, but not with individuals. Edwards connects with individuals as well as crowds.

Hillary -- well, seems like Hillary is about Hillary and all about proving how good, how wonderful, how deserving HILLARY really is. I note today that she became teary and said it was about the children, about the country, or something to that effect. I guess she is finally getting that part of Edwards' message. I suppose she will "borrow" that from Edwards too.

This is all my subjective opinion. You are entitled to your opinions. But I suspect a lot of Americans feel like I do. Edwards cannot drop out. The Democrats will lose the ideas and energy and momentum that is now buoying the party up if Edwards drops out.

Go, John, Go.

No matter what the numbers are, Edwards needs to keep fighting -- for his parents, for the people who work in mills and supermarkets and hotels and law firms and schools and hospitals and everywhere else in America. We need you John Edwards. The numbers cannot gage the impact you are having on America right now.

[laureloak]

21. Count me in. Edwards all the way!!!!

[PresidentObama]

22. Me too. Go John, go!!

[pioneer111]

23. Absoutely. I am with Edwards all the way

We need people committed to the principles. His national poll numbers are going up as Clinton's go down.

Edwards voice for the people is needed all the way. Obama needs to be in a real debate with Edwards.

This is an election not an auction.

[AmBlue]

24. My hands up.

Count me in.

[OneGrassRoot]

25. I'm in! :) n/t

[frogmarch]

26. Count me in too! JE all the way! K&R nt

[lisainmilo]

28. I am too....checking in for Edwards!

All the way!

[Labors of Hercules]

29. We're staying right here with you! nt.

[ieoeja]

31. Good!

Keep the eventual nominee in the news longer. As long as they don't start swift-boating one another (which they won't once it is wrapped up).

And, no, swift-boating by angry DUers does not count. I am happy to see the actual candidates and their official staffs haven't been too hard on each other. Hands down ugliest was Hillary's co-chairman and his "drug dealer" comments. Hillary actually changed her schedule so she could meet with Obama and apologize in person which is why I firmly believe that attack was not authorized.

[liberalla]

32. Me too! I changed my party affiliation to be able to vote for him

in the primaries!!! Ours is Feb. 5. (I was an IND)

[jsamuel]

33. great! thank you!

[More Than A Feeling]

34. I already caucused for him in Iowa, but I haven't changed my mind since then.

John Edwards is my candidate until he tells me otherwise.

[Critters2]

35. Ummm....your profile says you're in Illinois.

Have you moved?

Critters
who would have caucused in Iowa if she could

[More Than A Feeling]

44. Yes, that's where I live most of the time these days, and that's where I'm registered to vote.

Forgot that I hadn't changed my profile.

[surfermaw]

36. I will stay, b een with him since the starting Campaign for Senator from North Carolina

Run John Run, we are going to make it

[ChiciB1]

37. I Won't Stop Supporting Him.... NEVER EVER! I Find It Ludicrous That

simply because the smallest mount of people possible vote first, it therefore means anyone who comes in 2nd or third should simply go away!

Unfortunately, that's what's become of our political process! Everything in the WORLD is about "instant reaction" as if we were playing a sports game! And it's just too bad that most Americans take what MSM says and RUNS with it! We didn't get in this mess because people actually looked under the cover of the hood of the car they bought!

Someone said The Idiot was the guy you could have a beer with and too many people felt, okay... good enough for me!! Not that he actually ever won, but the perception was out there and it was much to easy for the Repukes to run with it!!

It's sick to see what has happened in America... and most people think this is DEMOCRACY!! Far from it! I have made my mind up that my one little vote won't mean much, so I'm sticking with Edwards all the way, and even if he doesn't become the nominee, he will be MY nominee!

[FlyingSquirrel]

38. Count me in with you. n/t

[onehandle]

39. Kick! nt

[Tennessee Gal]

40. ME TOO!

Go John!

[jackson_dem]

41. Edwards raised more over the last two weeks than ever before

Trippi also reiterates that Edwards is in this to the end. From First Read

Where Edwards goes next
Posted: Monday, January 07, 2008 2:38 PM by Domenico Montanaro
Filed Under: 2008, Edwards

From NBC's Susan Kroll
John Edwards is making no bones about the fact that he has no chance to win the New Hampshire primary. His chief strategist, Joe Trippi, has been on his share of presidential campaigns, including frontrunners (Walter Mondale), crusaders (Jerry Brown) and movements (Howard Dean). Trippi may not have yet elected a president. Here's Trippi's rationale for how Edwards sticks around:

He equates Obama to a speeding bullet. Don't get in the way but if the bullet slows down (and it may not) for whatever reason (it just does, a Dean moment, big screw up) then Edwards can be there waiting around at the "drain." You can't fall in the drain, but you can hang around and wait for the right moment.

For Trippi, he's done this before; When heading up Jerry Brown's effort in '92, he convinced his candidate to hang around as the untested Bill Clinton was waltzing through March primaries. Trippi was convinced that the party would get buyer's remorse and start voting against the nominee-to-be. Sure enough, that happened. Brown even won a couple of primaries, but that was Gov. Moonbeam. This is John Edwards, a one-time nominee for VP and a much more plausible alternative to Obama than Moonbeam was to Bubba.

Edwards can afford to wait around. Not as big of staff, they operate on a much smaller scale than Clinton. Also Hillary having been the front runner doesn't want to tarnish the image of the Clinton legacy and can't take the losses, so assumes Trippi. She also won't have the money coming in anymore. Besides the fact that so many of her donors are maxed out.

Edwards had more money come in the past two weeks than they have ever had. They have every intention in staying in until the convention, as they said Sunday.

Frankly, Edwards won't have another opportunity to be taken seriously as a presidential candidate again, so why not stick around?

[be inspired]

42. Yes, me too.

I am 100% behind Edwards all the way. He's the only one of the candidates that I actually like and he's the most progressive, and I'm sticking with him.

[Catchawave]

43. Me too, all the way baby !

:hi:

[cloudythescribbler]

45. I predict: Edwards stops this active campaign for prez w/in 2 weeks of Tsunami Tuesday (TT);

AT THE VERY LATEST!!!!!

anyone care to place any bets?

(not serious about gambling money, which would probably be against DU rules)

BTW, after Obama, I personally would prefer Edwards as candidate to HRC. But history seems to present the latter two as the likely choice for Dems (of whom I think Obama would be BOTH the stronger candidate AND the stronger president)

[highflyingbird]

47. I'm for Edwards

Through the convention and beyond. If the latest Flavor of the Month, Republican-lite is the nominee, I will write John Edwards in.