If Edwards wins no states and Dean wins one, is Edwards out?

[TheBigDemo]

I think if Edwards cannot win Georgia and come close in a couple others he needs to step aside so Kerry can carry on.

I say this as someone that wants Clark to be President, and voted and support Kucinich since Clark dropped out.

I think the race is over tonight and we need to start promoting Kerry and smashing Bush so that we can win the General Election.

Anybody but Bush BABY!

FEAR ENDS
HOPE BEGINS
KUCINICH '04

[WI_DEM]

1. No

he should continue as long as he feels he can so that between Dean, Edwards, Kucinich, and Sharpton delegates the platform can be influenced.

[KoKo]

3. Hey, alot of states haven't had the chance to vote. I'm voting Dean or

Kucinich....depending. But I can't even vote until April....

[TheBigDemo]

7. April, WOW! Why not just make it October? I am sorry you are so

late in the nomination process.

[TheBigDemo]

4. Yes, but mathematically, he will not be able to win, so what is the point

For Kucinich and Sharpton I can see. They have issues they need to push. But Edwards's issues are the same as Kerry's for the most part, just a little more to the right. Edwards is not an "Issues" candidate.

Edwards is more of a VP candidate. If he continues the internal Democratic fight that could hinder Kerry for the General Election, don't you think?

[GreenArrow]

2. if he's smart, he's out

it costs money to run a campaign, and what's the point if you can't win it. DK and Sharpton can stay in because they are running things on a smaller scale and can avoid the kind of debt problems that Edwards will have.

[littlejoe]

20. Dean could have scaled back and stayed in, but he decided

to turn tail and run.

[GreenArrow]

23. Dean saw the writing on the wall

Getting out, or suspending his campaign, was really the only sensible decision he could make. His debts were and are huge, and why make them bigger when it is clear that victory is not forthcoming. At least he's still on the ballot, and will win a state tonight, for whatever that's worth.

[cosmokramer]

5. Yes, if he wants a future in the party, he should quit.

If he doesn't quit, it is political suicide, and makes him look just as bad as Dean did staying in.

The party wants to unite. He already has delegates to work with at the convention--all of the candidates do.

He should have left the building last week...

[papau]

6. Edwards out and Dean back in?

:-)

[Zynx]

8. That would be weird.

And cool at the same time.

[TomSeaver]

10. Its time to rally

around one guy. We need Kerry to spend his resources on Bush not fighting against Edwards.

[Zynx]

17. I was just kidding you know.

[Hippo_Tron]

18. Not really a problem...

Kerry isn't spending his resources fighting Edwards because he doesn't need to. And keeping the primary going means the attention is off of Chimpy and on the dems.

[littlejoe]

21. That would be impossible.

[cosmokramer]

9. Not going to happen.

Dean is cooked. Done. Finite. Adios. Over.

Edwards should join him.

[TheBigDemo]

11. I doubt that, Kerry will have enough delegates to seal the deal and

Dean is in debt up to his eyeballs. Not to mention it would be seen as an attack on the party.

I admit that Kerry will not have 100% of the delegates needed after today. But he will be so far ahead any other candidate would need to get about 80% of the remaining delegates. Unlikely considering that Kerry would get more than 40% in every state.

[mopinko]

15. Dean is in debt up to his eyeballs.?????????????

dean is in less debt than kerry! he has very minor campaign debts. i think john glenn still has greater debt than dean.

[Mick Knox]

12. God I hope so...

Let em all be out.. its over!

[Desertrose]

13. why narrow things down to one "target" for the repubs so early

keep em guessing...keep em spending bucks trying to figure it all out. This way the focus is ON the dems and OFF (somewhat) Boosh.


I say the longer this plays out the better....once the dem is nominated...isn't everyone on here ABB so who care who the candiate is , he's fgoing to get all the Dems votes anyway , right?

So whats the hurry?? People should be grateful for all the dem candidates drawing fire away from the final nominee.

Peace
DR

[cmayer]

14. Long time Edwards supporter sez: Time to step down

I've been an Edwards guy since the MoveOn primary forced me to make a choice. If those exit polls stand up, I'm taking a magic marker and writing in "Vice" next to President on my Edwards bumper sticker. My Kerry sticker goes on tomorrow.

[Nicholas_J]

16. Because

Vermont has a scant fifteen delegates, of which Dean is now poplling to win only 2/3ds of. making that 10 delegates added to what he already has which still places him behind Edwards (especially with Edwards probably raking in another 100-300 delegates tonight.) Which would leave Dean without any possibility to mathematically overtake Kerry, or Edwards.

[littlejoe]

19. Dean couldn't win a game of PIG, if you spotted him the first

two letters. Dean is toast, politically. Relegated to the dust bin of politics, to be found with the likes of Ed Muskie and Dan Quayle.

[BL_Zebub]

22. And Judas Iskerryot couldn't lead his way out of a wet paper bag

as he's proven repeatedly since the White House was stolen.

[RetroLounge]

24. If wishes were horses....

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