Reply #28: This is a non-story...unless you want be 'shocked, shocked I tell you'

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let me get this straight: a campaign sets up a state organnization. they hire people: staffers, consultants, etc out of the pool of politically experienced people in the state, from all across the state. Nothing wrong with that, right? Of course not.

So, you're a politically experienced and connected person in SC. You will do some work for one of the campaigns. If you are powerful and really connected you will even be wooed by differenct campaigns. You choose the one you believe in (and that you think will win) and you sign up.

THIS IS A NON STORY.

And Clarkie 1, who hasn't seen an Edwards mention that he doesn't like to slime, there is nothing so remarkable about Edwards being turned down: According to the story, if it's true at all, Sunrise had already committed, and they didn't de-commit. To say nothing of the fact that there is absolutely ZERO evidence that Edwards campaign tried to double Hillary's salary. Edwards does NOT have the money to be doubling what HRC does. This is completely bogus.

I think this shock and dismay is not well spent.

The media is really lousy in this country, but THEY ARE NOT THE ONES CHOOSING WHO THE FRONTRUNNERS ARE: IT IS THE STATE AND LOCAL ACTIVISTS. WARNER AND BAYH WERE NOT GETTING A LOT OF TRACTION WITH STATE AND LOCAL ACTIVISTS.

Gore would. I think some activists are holding off to see if he jumps in. But I don't think he will, or if he does it won't be until the last minure.