Well, both Obama and Clinton have had gaffes recently (being on stage with an anti-gay preacher for Obama, the drivers license flub for Clinton) and it appears Edwards decided to join the party:
John Edwards’ campaign against Hillary Clinton is definitely getting nasty. During an Iowa campaign stop, the New York Times reports that Edwards declined to answer whether he would support Hillary if she were the nominee. “I’m not willing to talk about that at this point,” Edwards said, then waiting for the next question.
Edwards came back and made it sound not quite as bad:
Today at a press availability John Edwards was asked by reporters about his refusal to say that he’d back Hillary for President if she wins the Democratic nomination. The Edwards camp has just emailed me his answer:
“I fully expect to support the Democratic nominee, and I fully expect to be the Democratic nominee.”
You’d normally expect something like this to come from a third-tier crazy candidate, not from a supposed 1st-tier one. Since it’s not an absolute statement, I’m wondering what possibly circumstances could come to pass for him to not support the dem nominee?
Ed Kilgore brings up a good point as well:
Any way you look at it, Edwards has guaranteed he’s going to get asked this question again until he specifically says he’ll support the nominee no matter who it is, much as Obama has already done–and perhaps until he gets into the habit of saying that much as he dislikes HRC, she’s far preferable to anyone the opposition can nominate.
I find it ironic how many of the same people who are defending Edward’s saying he “fully expects” to support the nominee are probably the same people who slam on Clinton anytime she makes any qualifications in any of her statements.
