The netroots were not impressed by John Edwards, Barack Obama, and Bill Richardson's decision to pull their names off of MI's 1/15 primary ballot. DailyKos' founder Markos Moulitsas comments: "Ridiculous. It's fear, no less. They are letting Iowa decide where they can travel and who they can talk to. Whoever the nominee is will have to go back to Michigan during the general -- a swing state, let's not forget -- and explain why they gave them the big "f' you" during the primaries."
Open Left's Chris Bowers adds: "As for potential blowback, I have a hard time seeing Iowa or New Hampshire residents getting angry at
Clinton for staying on the ballot in Michigan. And, as far as the general election goes, now she won't have to deal with any potential blowback from withdrawing her name from the ballot in the primary. Score another point for the Clinton campaign."
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