Monday, August 11, 2008

Edwards Cover-Up Cost Hillary The Nomination

Former Clinton Communications Director Howard Wolfson told ABCNews.com that he is convinced had the Edwards scandal hit earlier in the primaries, Hillary Clinton would have wo the nomination. Read about it here.

What do you think? Does he have a point? If so, is anyone to blame other than the mainstream media who knew about this story for YEARS but sat on it. And why do you think they did so? To help Obama? To protect Edwards? To hurt Clinton? I really want everyone’s opinions (Try not to attack each other on this one. Be a pundit, not a surrogate)

Cross Posted at Bearing Drift

6 comments:

Ben said...

Maybe, maybe not...but they should have found it anyways with their vaunted "research opposition"

gordon gekko said...

Whew, I thought she was going to pin that baby on me.

BJ Clinton

Ohio Bassist said...

My theory: The Hillary campaign had to know about it on some level back then, but thought that Edwards in the race was an asset to them. They probably figured she'd get the voters wanting change, he'd the Dems looking for a traditional looking candidate, then Obama would be out cold. They figured they could go toe-to-toe with Edwards once Obama was out. After all, Edwards was on the Kerry ticket, tons of stuff to go after there! So now that it's all over, they had do get one more sting in before they went off and died. The Clintonites are having a HARD time embracing Obama, as evident by her statements about letting her supporters be heard at the convention. This little stab is another way of getting her minions riled up before the big show.

Bob said...

I am not sure about this. I would think Hillary would have wanted this information out early, as she seems to have a reputation of doing anything to do away with a rival.

Ben said...

Thats actually a good theory, ohio bassist.

The Squeaky Wheel said...

I agree with Ben, Ohio Bassist has a great idea...