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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
By Amanda Marcotte

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  • Thursday, February 15, 2007 07:42 PM

    Sorry you quit

    Hi Amanda,

    I'm sorry you quit. It was obviously a long newsweek in Repo-land (deteriorating war in Iraq, ambiguous evidence misrepresented by the President, yet another announcement by same First Occupant that No Child Left Behind is succeeding when it isn't, etc.) and they needed something nonsensical to cover it.

    A week seems like a long time, but it really isn't. There's only the shock of one story that will carry so long, before a poodle wearing a clown hat riding a bike with a shocking liberal bumper sticker will replace it. Everyone must make their own decisions with these kinds of things, but the Repo jerks will always find something to squawk about when it comes from our best talent.

    I hope you do find a place in the campaign, and stick with it. We need more like you.

    —Reality-Based Lefty Read Reality-Based Lefty's other letters

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