{"id":233,"date":"2007-02-07T19:04:30","date_gmt":"2007-02-08T00:04:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blacknell.net\/dynamic\/2007\/02\/07\/early-test-for-edwards\/"},"modified":"2007-02-08T10:23:54","modified_gmt":"2007-02-08T15:23:54","slug":"early-test-for-edwards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blacknell.net\/dynamic\/2007\/02\/07\/early-test-for-edwards\/","title":{"rendered":"Early Test for Edwards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While I&#8217;m loathe to give any oxygen to the &#8217;08 race at this point, I think Edwards&#8217; handling of <a href=\"http:\/\/electioncentral.tpmcafe.com\/blog\/electioncentral\/2007\/feb\/07\/edwards_camp_under_siege_is_in_bunker_mode_over_blogger_story\">this issue<\/a> is going to have a pretty big impact on his future in the race.<\/p>\n<p>Update: Kagro X, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailykos.com\/story\/2007\/2\/7\/173315\/3070\">over at dKos<\/a>, makes an excellent point that all Democrats should pay attention to:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>If you want Edwards to stand up, realize that you&#8217;re going to have to demand that <em>all <\/em>the campaigns stand up. Literally. They&#8217;re going to have to say that they stand by Edwards. Because these attacks only really hurt campaigns among <em>primary <\/em>voters. That&#8217;s us. The people who launched this thing aren&#8217;t ever going to vote for Edwards, or any other Democrat. They&#8217;re pulling <em>your <\/em>strings. They&#8217;re influencing <em>your <\/em>primary vote. But the minute this vendetta loses its ability to influence the primary, it loses its power. It becomes just another bunch of right wing foamers ignoring the craven embarrassments they harbor in their own dark corners.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While I&#8217;m loathe to give any oxygen to the &#8217;08 race at this point, I think Edwards&#8217; handling of this issue is going to have a pretty big impact on his future in the race. 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