You may -- or may not! -- choose to express your sympathy.

[gateley]

There are some JE supporters I REALLY like, and I feel so bad for them.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=4118705&mesg_id=4118705

[Eurobabe]

1. You gotta wonder why his message is

just not catching on? I'm shocked he has done so poorly, but I think it is the old "hitch your wagon to a star" syndrome.

[gateley]

2. I think he's suffering from the same MSM lack of coverage as Joe. It's becoming

more and more evident - they're totally ignoring Edwards now.

His message didn't grab me simply because I don't believe he's sincere -- maybe others felt the same way?

[PatSeg]

3. Unfortunately, the message doesn't match the person

He has no real record that coincides with his populist message and generally a lot of people flat out don't trust him. He really has no particular relevant experience and his short career in the senate was pretty lackluster. Of the top three, Hillary is clearly the most qualified.

[jillan]

4. Agreed - he even had one of his bundlers thrown in jail earlier this year.

So much for his clean $$$.

Even Biden called him out a couple of times during his campaign.
And we all know Biden is a smart man ;)

[gateley]

5. Yeah, but I felt for his supporters -- that HURTS. nt

[jillan]

6. We all know the hurt. But Edwards is not dropping out.

You are a good person gateley!

[PatSeg]

7. I feel for them as well

but as Pirhana said, he hasn't dropped out yet. We all understand their frustration about how the media treats Edwards, though with Joe, it was more like he didn't even exist. At least they give Edwards some coverage and he gets more air time during debates than Biden ever did.

[Eurobabe]

8. experience matters

I think this is why the media never covered Wes Clark in 2004, after his first couple of missteps. His lack of political experience came back to haunt him, as has Edwards. I always though if Clark wanted to hold high office, he should have ran for a state office during his time in between. Edwards would have been wise to do the same. JMHO.

[lyonn]

9. What about Hillary's IWR vote?

Hillary or one of her advisers stated the other day that an ex-president is entitled to classified info, therefore, why did she vote for the IWR? Did she not ask Bill to dig deeper to find out if george was giving them all the Facts? Bill could have had the real intel being put out by all the intel agencies. Edwards was new to politics when he cozied up to george on the resolution. He has admitted how wrong he was. What is Hillary's excuse. Since Hillary stands an excellent chance of getting the nomination this is troublesome. Possibly Edwards is the more trusted one of the two? Not that it matters, Edwards is out of the game according to the media....

[jillan]

10. For me - the more I learn and watch Hilbamards -

the less I like all of them.

The wrong 3 are in the running.

I could've voted for Dodd without any reservations.
Richardson - better than this group.

I think I am leaning to Hillary because of her work with children and her experience.
And Obama just keeps pushing me farther away.

I'm just really fed up right with politics right now.
I want my cupcake :(