Fineman: Top Aides for Edwards reached out to Obama only to get rebuffed.

Wow!!

http://www.newsweek.com/id/106153

I'm told that Edwards's decision was very closely held, meaning he and his wife alone knew the score. As of Tuesday morning, he still had an ambitious schedule planned in the Super Tuesday states. But Tuesday afternoon he notified his staff that he wanted to go to New Orleans instead. Everyone knew what that meant. That devastated city was where Edwards had begun his campaign in the name of the poor and forgotten. Now he would return to say that his campaign had failed, but that the cause lived on. As for his endorsement plans, they remain unclear. His representatives had been reaching out to Obama's high command for weeks, but I am told that they rebuffed him. A top aide to Edwards cautioned not to assume that Edwards would endorse Obama. "He's gained a lot of respect for Hillary, for her toughness in all that she has been through." That could just be a negotiating ploy on Edwards's part. We'll see.

within his own party.

with his DU supporters. Arrogance.

Bake

Even more reason to not vote for someone who is believing his own hype.

I don't know what to say, but Obama's arrogance may be his undoing. FWIW, I still think Edwards won't announce his endorsement anytime soon.

JE has to say at 1 pm.

Still planning on voting for JE on the 12th, but that could change.

SaveElmer, cali, and the rest are wearing me down. :hi:

why would Obama turn down an endorsement from Edwards?

the facts straight. He's suppose to give his speech in a few minutes.

years. As the candidate for change, I doubt Hillary is his number one choice for endorsement. we shall have to wait.

What else could that mean? But it also says the two Edwards only knew the score as of yesterday morning and told staff in the afternoon. So how could top aides be reaching out for weeks to Obama? This report is confusing.

I believe Edwards was still in the race until yesterday, I beleive his campaign activities and fund raising were still forward looking. But I don't believe, regardless of what he said (nor would I have expected him to say otherwise) that Edwards was 100% committed to staying into the race to the end either. It had to be something his camp kept looking at when he never finished more than a clear to distant third in any race after Iowa.

Perhaps Edwards wanted to see if Obama had any interest in coordinating campaign messages? That could have been the precursor to him asking both campaigns now to champion the poor more. If we accept the accuracy of Fineman or his sources, would that have been a way of feeling Obama out indirectly?

As of this morning we were all heading to a rally in Atlanta for John. There was NO indication of a change.

"His representatives had been reaching out to Obama's high command for weeks, but I am told that they rebuffed him."

Source?

rofl

so I doubt he'd take anything from her camp as fact.

I still don't trust what he says. this could be a set-up for Hillary supporters.

Try Exodus 20:16

That being said, I too am skeptical of Fineman.

this could get interesting, on the other hand, John may feel that neither candidate would push his top issues sufficiently.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/top10/01/top10_2001_39.html

Interesting you site this RW shill.

Do they WANT to lose this thing?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/top10/01/top10_2001_39.html

He isn't to be trusted.

I don't know that you should assume that what Fineman states is true.

OTOH, if it is true - and I support Obama - it would indicate some dumbness on the part of his campaign.

I don't think they are that dumb though. I sure hope not.

I'll wait and see.

or Fineman is jerking us around. Again.

him best in Chicago politics say that obama is the type person that let others do all the work and he'll just show up for the coronation....If you watched obama monday, he struted and he smiled wide and I thought Monday night he actually thought he should receive a standing ovation when in entered the house chamber because in his warped mind he would be there the next sotu message....then about that time reality set in and this was about the same time HRC came over to shake hands and obama awakened from his lil day dreaming saw HRC and turned his back on her, because uh huh......

IT WAS SHE THAT WOULD BE GIVING THE NEXT STATE OF THE UNION SPEECH and yes Obama would be there, as an observor.....and as Senator

If it is things are going to get really nasty

All we can say is that Fineman does not know if Edwards will endorse somebody, and possibly, his source does not know either. It would not be the first time.

decide for themselves.

What was Edwards demanding?

:rofl:

I'm curious. What was the reaching out for?

Please.

"Representatives" and "high command" are all BS.

It would explain why he attacked Hillary at the New Hampshire debate but then had switched to attacking Obama at last week's debate. Perhaps that was a sign.

machine (Kennedy) behind him, he can win this without help. Very interesting strategy. Reminds me of Guiliani's strategy.

Why in the world would they rebuff his endorsement?
Who wouldn't want an endorsement?
That just doesn't make sense.
And it definitely doesn't jibe with the words Obama had for John.

VP job or a cabinet post. Maybe Obama refused because he has someone else in mind. He also said he'd have some Republicans in his cabinet. Colin Powell...any one?

If Obama had said, "Okay, John, let's make a deal," it would be "Obama makes back room deal to oust Hillary" or "Obama/Edwards tag teams Hillary." What will happen will happen.

Obama's staff is very conscientious. What does Edwards "representatives" mean? Trippi, state chairs, what? And was it authorized. I bet if Edwards called, something would get done.

Now I'm backing Hillary. It was never even a question.

If no one other than John and Elizabeth knew he was dropping out, what exactly were Edwards' aides reaching out for? Was this what Edwards' meeting with Hillary was about? How exactly did Obama's people rebuff Edwards?

When the MSM whore press is flaming the Clintons they are "spot on" with Obama supporters. When they focus on their candidate, however, the shoe is definitely on the other foot.

Better toughen up your thin skins Obama supporters! If Obama should be the Dem nominee it is going to get very rocky with the whore MSM press when they start bashing Obama to hold up their media darling McCain.

This is all hearsay! We don't know the real story.

We're hearing from the Edwards camp and NOTHING from the Obama camp.

You Hillabots are full of crap.

http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/news/politics/blog/2008/01/edwards_throws_dems_contest_in.html


"Asked whether he would get Edwards' endorsement, Obama smiled and walked inside, saying he would say more on the topic later in the day. Obama said he had spoken to Edwards, but did not provide any additional details about their conversation.

A campaign aide said the two men spoke Tuesday while Obama was in Kansas, and that Edwards indicated that he would likely be dropping out of the race, but did not provide a timetable. They had another brief conversation this morning when Edwards confirmed he would be exiting the contest."

Obama is an egomaniacal jerk. He's incredibly insecure because of his big ego, lack of experience and shady background. Not too different from Bush, actually.

The last thing he wants is someone in his campaign or administration who is smarter than him and is the polar opposite of the Shapeshifter.

I'm really surprised the Edwards folk haven't figured out who Obama really is.

the more I know of BO the more I dislike and don't trust him

he's got a real ego problem

I'm for Hillary now.

You are the insecure jerk for making these kind of accusations. If anything Obama is fair and believes in doing things the right way.

Now I am not going even into the "shady background". Don't you think if there was anything 'shady' about him that the Clintons would have it pasted on every newspapers in the land given that they are so eager to LIE about him on things like abortion or payroll taxes.

I repeat you are a jerk for making these insults and this slander.

a few days ago that Edwards campaign contacted Barack's campaign about a deal. The Barack campaign reportedly said they did nto want to make any deals. They wanted to fight it until the end and then negotiate at that time.

http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/news/politics/blog/2008...


"Asked whether he would get Edwards' endorsement, Obama smiled and walked inside, saying he would say more on the topic later in the day. Obama said he had spoken to Edwards, but did not provide any additional details about their conversation.

A campaign aide said the two men spoke Tuesday while Obama was in Kansas, and that Edwards indicated that he would likely be dropping out of the race, but did not provide a timetable. They had another brief conversation this morning when Edwards confirmed he would be exiting the contest."

Edit: sorry, double post, I didn't think the first one went through

That is my understanding. I presume to continue through super Tuesday.