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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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  • Saturday, February 17, 2007 03:23 PM

    Yep.

    As a gay liberal, I'm saddened to see such juvenile whining from a figure who is, for a moment, one of the left's spotlighted spokespersons. And if you've lost me, Ms. Marcotte and Co., I can only imagine the effect your words are having on those in the political center.

    Yep, from the political center, the regular old blue-collar Democrats, I will say that she did Edwards no favors. Won't cost him my vote but she well could have written Edwards political obituary with her loose-lipped rants. The Catholic right types will milk it for all it's worth.

    I feel real sorry for Mr. Edwards. She probably just wrecked his chances.

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