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Talking Points Memo: Two-Timing
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Wow http://bit.ly/2Wlsx5 11/17/2009 |
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John Edwards has to be one of the most self centered D.H. men ever http://bit.ly/2Wlsx5 11/17/2009 |
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The Edwards campaign pretty much knew it was over for them before the South Carolina primary http://tinyurl.com/yb3t9my 11/17/2009 |
Two-Timing
Talking Points Memo —
... In his new book, Obama campaign manager David Plouffe reveals that as John Edwards' campaign was fading heading into the South Carolina primary, a top Edwards adviser went to both the Obama and Clinton campaigns offering up the Edwards endorsement in return for the veep slot on the Democratic ticket. ...
War and Piece — | Main November 17, 2009 Edwards still a slimebucket . Posted by Laura at November 17, 2009 01:21 AM
Re: Edwards offerred to quit for VP slot
newsobserver.com projects - Comments —
[image] Ahead of the South Carolina primary last year, a high-level aide to then-candidate John Edwards made an offer to Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. He would quit the race and back whoever agreed to add him to the ticket, Obama's campaign manager writes in a new book. Talking Points Memo calls the revelation a " shocker ," but is anyone really surprised? David Plouffe's ...
Unpopularity Contest
The New Republic blogs —
... : It seems a lock that Sarah Palin's favorability will remain higher than John Edwards's for some time to come . More Articles On: ...
A deal with Edwards
Ben Smith's Blog —
Greg Sargent gets confirmation from an Edwards aide of another anecdote from Plouffe's book: That an Edwards emissary floated the notion of his endorsing Obama in exchange for the Veep slot.
Plouffe wrote that after New Hampshire contest, "I got a call from a senior Edwards adviser."
He continued:
This was the pitch:
"Listen. It's clear unless the race is shaken up, Hillary is going to win. You guys might not even win South Carolina. What would shake the race up is John ending his campaign, but not simply to ...
Did Edwards Offer His Exit For The VP Slot?
The Atlantic Politics Channel —
... TPM's Chrinstina Bellantoni reported last night that, in his new book "Audacity to Win," Plouffe writes that a "senior Edwards adviser" called before the South Carolina primary to suggest that the two announce they were joining forces--with Edwards dropping out and becoming Obama's VP nominee--to effectively thwart Hillary Clinton. (Presumably, this wouldn't have happened without John Edwards himself having been part of the conversation.) Here's Plouffe, via TPM: ...
Re: Edwards offered to quit for VP slot
newsobserver.com projects - Comments —
[image] Ahead of the South Carolina primary last year, a high-level aide to then-candidate John Edwards made an offer to Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. He would quit the race and back whoever agreed to add him to the ticket, Obama's campaign manager writes in a new book. Talking Points Memo calls the revelation a " shocker ," but is anyone really surprised? David Plouffe's ...
Book review: David Plouffe's "The Audacity to Win"
Daily Kos —
... Much was made in the media last month when The Audacity to Win hit the market of pieces of insider gossip that hadn't been known -- that the Edwards campaign approached both the Obama camp and the Hillary camp offering endorsement in exchange for the vice presidential slot, that the Obama team leaked the ...
