Edwards ends his campaign. I'm sad.
(sigh) I blame the media for this. They've been so caught up with reporting "Oh my god, a black man and a woman are running for President" that they had no use for a white guy... nevermind who is the most qualified for the job.
ABC News has learned that Edwards made the decision to bow out in the last two days. Telling signs that he was dropping out included his canceled scheduled campaign stops in the Feb. 5 states of Alabama and North Dakota. Instead, the Edwards campaign announced yesterday he was going to New Orleans to make a "major poverty address." Edwards was also scheduled to go on the air yesterday in several Feb. 5 states with television ad that had been delivered to local television affiliates -- but the ads did not go up as scheduled.
ABC News: 'It Wasn't Going to Happen': Edwards to Abandon Presidential Bid
I think Edwards was the most electable candidate. Maybe I'm just overly biased against the south, but I just don't think that your average redneck is capable of voting for a black man or a woman. You've gotta remember that in a good portion of the country - especially the south - it's not politically incorrect to use "the n word" in public. If anything, saying "African American" would be considered inappropriate. I truly hope that my beliefs are wrong and southern voters have no problem voting for a minority... but I'm very skeptical. Yes, Obama did very well in South Carolina. But everyone who voted for him was a Democratic primary voter. Primary voters of any party aren't your average voters. I'll go ahead and pay lip service to the fact that a lot of blacks voted for Obama, but I don't think race is nearly as relevant in a primary. It's not like those people who voted for Obama just because he's black are going to vote Republican if Obama doesn't get the nomination.
I've got a very bad feeling that today marks the day the Dems lost the 2008 Presidential election. But maybe I'm wrong, and I'm overestimating the amount of racism and sexism in the country.
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