Edwards also drops out
Yep, Edwards has dropped out of the race leaving only Hillary and Obama.
John Edwards dropped out of the presidential race Wednesday afternoon, ending a spirited underdog bid that was watered down by his distant third finish in the South Carolina primary on Saturday.
The decision leaves Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton to battle it out in the increasingly competitive and bitter Democratic contest.
Edwards, a former North Carolina senator and two-time White House candidate, had pledged to stay in the race through the convention despite suffering losses to Clinton and Obama in every early voting state. He had even hoped to benefit from the intra-party bickering of his rivals, and had banked on a strong performance in his home state of South Carolina, where he won in the 2004 primary, to give his campaign a lift before Super Tuesday, Feb. 5, when 24 states hold primaries and caucuses for both parties.
I am actually pretty surprised that he is dropping out now after pledging to stay in the race even though he placed third in South Carolina. Since Florida was a given win to Hillary, why didn’t he just drop out on Saturday or wait until after Super Tuesday?
Whatever the reason, Edwards dropping out just might make the debates more interesting. Without Edwards acting as a speed bump essentially giving Hillary and Obama a time to breath and collect their thoughts, the exchanges between the remaining two could become an all out 90-minute brawl.
I would definitely recommend watching the Democratic debate tomorrow night at 8pm ET hosted by CNN because it has the potential to be a repeat of this minus the Edwards part.
