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Edwards Told Aides He Would Consider Veep Role Though John Edwards said last month he would decline a vice presidential nomination, the New York Times reports that "privately, he told aides that he would consider the role of vice president and favored the position of attorney general, which would appeal to his experience of decades spent in cour Home > Rss Directory > General > Political Wire |
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Edwards Backs Off Veep Refusal John Edwards "backed away from statements he made in Spain earlier this month that he would not take the vice presidential slot if Barack Obama offered it to him," according to the Chicago Tribune. "Still, Edwards told moderator George Stephanopoulos on ABC's This Week that he was no Home > Rss Directory > General > Political Wire |
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Edwards Would Decline Veep Slot After a speech in Las Vegas, John Edwards said he would not accept the nomination for vice president as he did four years ago, Reuters reports.Edwards also declined to say whether he would endorse Sen. Hillary Clinton or Sen. Barack Obama in the Democratic presidential race. Home > Rss Directory > General > Political Wire |
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Obama and Edwards Meet - New York Times WXIA-TVObama and Edwards MeetNew York Times - 5 hours agoBy Jeff Zeleny CHICAGO - Senator Barack Obama and his former Democratic presidential rival, John Edwards, held a private meeting today in North Carolina, aides confirmed.Obama and Edwards Meet in NC The Assoc Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Did Edwards Slip Help Clinton in New Hampshire? While some will suggest that Sen. Hillary Clinton’s New Hampshire victory can be traced to her emotional comments shortly before the primary, and others will credit Bill Clinton, there is some evidence to suggest that the collapse of the John Edwards campaign in the Granite State may have giv Home > Rss Directory > General > Political Wire |
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Edwards Seeks Power Through Delegates "With the Democratic nominating contest building to Feb. 5, the candidates have been focusing on the crucial game of accumulating delegates, a task that has become a possible raison d’être for John Edwards," according to the New York Times. Aides have suggested "that his del Home > Rss Directory > General > Political Wire |
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Field Narrows as Giuliani and Edwards End Campaigns Rudolph W. Giuliani endorsed Senator John McCain for the Republican nomination. Also Mr. McCain’s aides said he would be endorsed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. Home > Rss Directory > General > NY Time |
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Obama Asked Edwards for His Support In an interview with ABC News, Sen. Barack Obama "said that he has let Sen. John Edwards know that he would like his endorsement should Edwards decide to drop out of the race. While Obama did not admit to rumors of back-door-dealings for delegate sharing, he said that he would strongly welcome a nod Home > Rss Directory > General > Political Wire |
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Elizabeth Edwards Backs Clinton Health Care Plan - ABC News GigwiseElizabeth Edwards Backs Clinton Health Care PlanABC News - 1 hour agoBy RUSSELL GOLDMAN Elizabeth Edwards, wife of former presidential candidate John Edwards, remains unwilling to endorse either of the two remaining Democratic contenders, but the health care adv Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Obama Begins Veep Selection Process "Very quietly, Sen. Barack Obama has begun the process that will end in his choosing a running mate," Marc Ambinder reports."Obama has sworn a small group of his senior staff to secrecy. He is determined to start the vice presidential search on his own schedule and has said publicly, Home > Rss Directory > General > Political Wire |
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Spitzer Aides Expect Him to Resign Top aides to New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer (D) said "that they expect the governor to resign his office, although the timing of the resignation remains uncertain," according to the New York Times. Lt. Gov. David Paterson and his staff "have begun laying the groundwork for him to take ov Home > Rss Directory > General > Political Wire |
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Obama Backers Drop Hints About Edwards "Illinois Democrats close to Sen. Barack Obama are quietly passing the word that John Edwards will be named attorney general in an Obama administration," according to Robert Novak. The appointment of Edwards "would please not only the union leaders supporting him for president but org Home > Rss Directory > General > Political Wire |
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Edwards Endorsement Not Coming Soon After meeting with John Edwards and his wife Elizabeth over the weekend, Sen. Barack Obama seems to have concluded that Edwards "is not likely to endorse Obama or Sen. Hillary Clinton soon," according to the Washington Post.Obama said he listened to their "reflections" on the campaign Home > Rss Directory > General > Political Wire |
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Second Choices Give Edwards Clear Lead in Iowa An InsiderAdvantage tracking poll in Iowa shows a statistical tie between Sen. Hillary Clinton and John Edwards in the Democratic presidential race with Sen. Barack Obama starting to lag. Clinton leads with 30%, followed by Edwards at 29%, and Obama at 22%, with 14% committed to other Home > Rss Directory > General > Political Wire |
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Rethinking Edwards in Iowa Walter Shapiro: "As someone who has watched Edwards closely since 2001, I would like to dissent from the fast-forming conventional wisdom that the 2004 vice-presidential nominee lost in Iowa because his populist message was too harsh. Edwards lost because the fervor for Obama overwhelmed everything Home > Rss Directory > General > Political Wire |
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Edwards Ponders Endorsement John Edwards "met secretly" with Sen. Hillary Clinton and will meet with Sen. Barack Obama about a possible endorsement, FOX News reports. "Edwards has been 'in talks' with Clinton and Barack Obama 'for weeks' about an endorsement but has not yet said who he will endorse or when he wi Home > Rss Directory > General > Political Wire |
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Edwards to Endorse Obama Tonight - Washington Post MLive.comEdwards to Endorse Obama TonightWashington Post - 1 hour agoJohn Edwards will endorse Barack Obama at a Grand Rapids, Mich., rally. --Peter Slevin | More » Hillary Rodham Clinton suggested today that the Democratic party would have a nominee, in all likelihood Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Edwards tells AP he'll fight on
(AP) AP - Democrat John Edwards told The Associated Press that the Iowa caucus showed that voters are choosing change over the status quo, and he vowed a vigorous campaign into New Hampshire. Home > Rss Directory > General > Yahoo News |
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Clinton Operatives Deny Veep Talks "Clinton campaign officials Howard Wolfson and Terry McAuliffe tell NBC News that reports of talks between the Clinton campaign and the Obama campaign over a possible vice presidential role are totally false." "Clinton campaign officials are eager to shoot down the reports -- even sug Home > Rss Directory > General > Political Wire |
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Hagel Would Consider Post With Obama Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE) "declined to endorse his party's likely presidential nominee, John McCain, and said he would consider serving as secretary of defense in a Barack Obama administration," according to Bloomberg. However, Hagel did say he would remain a registered Republican -- at Home > Rss Directory > General > Political Wire |