Four On Two

Posted at 8:52 am on Wednesday, January 30, 2008, in 2008 Election, and tagged 2008, hillary clinton, huckabee, john edwards, mccain, obama, romney, ron paul, rudy giuliani.

And this is why you should wait until the last moment before picking your candidate in a primary. Shame on you if you mailed in an absentee or early ballot.

Rudy Giuliani placed third last night in Florida and will drop out today, and will reportedly endorse John McCain. Simple and logical. Secretary of Homeland Security?

And the third wheel on the democratic side — John Edwards — will reportedly drop out this morning. I considered myself an Edwards fan at one point this election season, but clearly he is following the 22nd corollary in politics: When CNN’s Candy Crowley says that you will definitely not drop out before Super Tuesday because you want to be a “kingmaker,” you drop out the following day. It is as simple as that.

I think the Edwards decision has a lot to do with pride, as well as political maneuvering. He wasn’t going to win the nomination, but he could play spoiler along the way, taking delegates here and there. But in the end, Edwards would have had a very tough decision to make: Clinton or Obama; the first woman president or the first black president. I think Edwards would like the VP spot on either ticket, and remaining in the race would hurt that possibility.

With six days until Super Tuesday, it is four on two.

The GOP field is now (in some logical order)… McCain, Romney, Huckabee and Paul.
The Democratic field is now a choice between Clinton and Obama.

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