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Friday, February 16, 2007 12:00 AM

Why I had to quit the John Edwards campaign

During my brief tenure as blogmaster for a Democratic presidential contender, I experienced the right-wing smear machine firsthand

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  • Friday, February 16, 2007 09:12 AM

    Failure of mainstream media coverage

    Thank you for your article. After having read accounts of this debacle in the NY Times, Wash. Post, and Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, all I knew was that you and your colleague had allegedly posted anti-Catholic items on your blog. Remarkably, none of those respected media outlets actually stated what you actually posted. So, the controversy was about the controversy, instead of allowing the general public to actually decide for themselves what really happened and why. That is why I decided a long time ago, that I can be a more effective change agent without working inside party politics. Party politics are way too constrained for open minded thinkers such as yourself. Keep up your work from the outside, and you will likely accomplish more change than you ever would have working for the Edwards, or any other campaign.

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