Here are my husband’s predictions. (NOTE: THESE ARE TOTALLY MY HUSBAND’S PREDICTIONS, NOT MINE. And I’m desperately hoping that he is WRONG WRONG WRONG, because if his predictions are true, it would suck in every which way).
Edwards reached out to Clinton and has dropped out of the race after reaching an agreement with her. He will either be a member of her cabinet or her running mate.
Why? According to J, because the progression of events and timing suggests it. First, after the Iowa primaries, Edwards made a very strong point of siding up with Obama against Hillary. In fact, I believe it happened right before the “Cry Heard Around the World (or at least in New Hampshire)”. But ever since then, Edwards has been more even handed, maybe even slightly more aggressively anti-Obama. (Making a point about former PAC people on Obama’s team, the whole Reagan thing.)
Second, J believes that Edward’s absence stands to benefit Clinton. Point of fact, South Carolina numbers. According to the polls, Edwards had over 40% of the non-black, over 30, male votes. It was the one demographic where he did strongest. In that group, he was followed by Clinton. Given that we are heading into Super Tuesday, where a group of the southern states will vote (including his home state of North Carolina – and isn’t it strange for him to have dropped out the week before Super Tuesday), this demographic will most likely go for Clinton.
So here you have it, from my brilliant (and, full disclosure, small “c” conservative libertarian) (no, seriously, he’s not republican, and he’ll fight to the death anyone who calls him that) husband.
Game On!
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Posted by: KL | February 14, 2008 at 01:28 PM