We made a mistake with Obama and Clinton

[itsrobert]

Those two campaigns' actions these past several weeks have been disgusting. We should have gone for Edwards. Will we ever learn?

[Adelante]

1. Edwards didn't win a single primary

He never went above 14%, I think. He was losing, so he dropped out. Honestly, this is getting bizarre with all these longing for Edwards posts. Feh.

[RichGirl]

7. Maybe he didn't win any primaries....

because, we, the voters are stupid.

[doc03]

14. Hillary and Obama were the MSM

picks from day one none of the others had a fair chance.

[WinkyDink]

32. The point would be: We SHOULD HAVE voted for Edwards in our primaries.

[NJSecularist]

2. Maybe it Edwards had won more than one primary in 8 years.

[Control-Z]

25. He was blacked out by the media

plain and simply

[Recursion]

29. So was Obama until he started filling venues in places no Democrat had before

At some point you have to make your own news.

[Nia Zuri]

3. I have to agree with you there...

[Bluzmann57]

4. Blah blah blah

Too late. I supported Edwards and he suspended his campaign. So that's the end. Support Obama, Clinton, or someone else. Just quit whining.

[Nitrogenica]

5. Well, Edwards is just as fine a choice as Clinton or Obama.

I don't think it was a mistake. He might consider being a running mate.

[mattclearing]

6. Should have. And you're wrong.

Edwards never caught on. It's not our fault he couldn't win a primary.

[2rth2pwr]

8. Yeah Edwards, the one who promised, who gave his word, and his word

means something 'cause it's personal to him, promised to "take it all the way to the convention!"

And then with the donation calls based on it- "john is committed to take it all the way to the convention and he needs your help. Please send in your donation today!"

[doc03]

15. Everyone here seems to want Hillary to drop out and

you critasize Edwards for dropping out? Hillary just keeps going like the Energizer bunny and everyone hates her anymore.

[Ken Burch]

20. That's because at least Edwards was campaigning for SOMETHING positive.

HRC's campaign has been a principle-and-vision free zone.

[2rth2pwr]

23. Not for dropping out. For lying. His whole campaign

was flim-flam.

[KingFlorez]

9. His numbers were horrible, so he dropped out

What's the point in complaining over it now?

[Mike03]

10. All three were worthy

In fact, Biden, Edwards, Obama and Clinton are all worthy.

[maximusveritas]

11. What a dumb post. You might as well say we should have went for Obama.

Or we should have went with Gore.

It's just fantasy. In reality, voters rejected Edwards. They've been split between Obama and Clinton. So we're stuck with them both fighting it out.

Even if Edwards won Iowa, he'd probably still be fighting it out with Clinton and maybe Obama as well. So that wouldn't change anything.

[Bake]

12. "Should have GONE." Should have GONE!!!!!

Not "should have went." PLEEEEEEEEEEEEEASE!!

But to the substance of the OP, my first choice was Al Gore. Dammit. I'm still pissed at him for not running!! My second choice was Edwards, but he never caught on. Now we're down to the last two people standing in this race. Sigh.

Bake

[Warren DeMontague]

13. Actually, Al Gore should have swooped in like fucking Spider-Man after winning the Nobel Prize.

Shoulda, Coulda, Woulda.

That said, Barack Obama is an incredibly inspirational, once-in-a-lifetime candidate. And he's quite likely going to be not only our nominee, but also our next President.

I can live with that; in fact, I'm VERY excited about it.

[InsultComicDog]

16. Oh yeah?! Well, the Raiders suck!

[Buzz Clik]

17. Edwards has had two opportunities and was a non-starter both times.

[MarjorieG]

18. Tough it out! Our candidates are great until damage and spin by opposition and media..

[Aussie leftie]

19. I personally believe that the candidates with the most money,

and also the ones who attract the most media attention have the edge on anyone else running. Naturally, the first "female" candidate and a "black" candidate who looked to have a good chance of winning would naturally attract the most media attention. After that, the others never stood a chance.

I was hoping John Edwards would be the nominee because I thought he had the best policies.

Is there a better way to select a nominee?

[GeorgeGist]

21. Whose we ...

Bob?

[dysfunctional press]

22. do you speak for the mainstream media?

i assume that's who you're referring to as "we".

i was an edwards guy all along...well- as soon as it became obvious that al gore wouldn't be running.

[YankmeCrankme]

24. Actually the mistake "we" made is supporting a primary process

that rewards trashing, denigrating and belittling your Democrat opponents. The candidates should have been attacking Bush, his minions and followers for where he took the country and explain what they would do to repair the damage and make the country better. Registered Democrats could then make a choice on who they thought would do the better job and the person who persuaded more people would have got the nomination and all the other candidates and their supporters would work towards getting them elected.

But, I must live in a fantasy world to think like that.

[sandnsea]

26. You think Clinton wouldn't have attacked Edwards?

You think he wouldn't have had just as many problems with her as Obama does?

[Tom Rinaldo]

28. You think Obama wouldn't have attacked Edwards? n/t

[Froward69]

27. I would say Biden...

as he has the most experience and the truest Dem of the lot. but hey We got torpedoed by the Edwards crowd.

[Craftsman]

30. No crap!!!!!

Both of these two are so damaged now it is unreal. And if this keeps up like I think it will we will lose in November.

[Medusa]

31. Edwards? Please.

We needed someone like Biden or Richardson. Too late now though.