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Edwards brings fire, balm to South Carolina Democrats

Former U.S. Senator John Edwards drew record attendance to a Spartanburg County Democratic Party rally at Memorial Auditorium tonight, as South Carolina Senator Glenn Reese called it the largest crowd...

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Voting for Edwards for the fifth time

So the question goes to Nevada, then comes here to South Carolina.The results of the Iowa caucus and the New Hampshire primary have set me pondering.

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Msg to Edwards staff: Correct answer is Yes

I have some advice for the young men and women working for the John Edwards campaign in South Carolina, and I hope that it is taken in the spirit in which it's meant. I have already stated that I...

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525 more reasons to vote for John Edwards

Five hundred twenty-five more people in South Carolina have a reason to vote for John Edwards in 10 days.

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If not John Edwards, then who do I have?

I explained here http://www.dailykos.com/... why I'll vote for John Edwards for the fifth time next Saturday. And I made another $250 contribution to his campaign on Friday morning. From my...

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Making personal history with John Edwards

I did some things today I've never done before, and it's largely because of what I've witnessed this week in my state.Here's the first of three parts of my diary for today; I hope you'll bear with me.

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John Edwards & making some family history

I slept fitfully last night. Couldn't get to sleep until well past one a.m., then tossed and turned between naps until the alarm rang this morning. But by that time, I'd devised a plan.

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Now begin unwelcome eulogies for John Edwards

I am reminded from long-ago college days of three kinds of drunks: first, the quiet, sullen sort who stew in their liquor, and second, the blathery, sloppy sort who give unattractive, cathartic...

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Buyer's remorse: Missing John Edwards yet? (Update)

Caution appears to be the theme of the evening between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, which is a grave disservice to me, to mine, to my community, to my state and my nation -- not to mention what...

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NC Dem chair excludes Edwards from ballot (UPDATE)

First, let me say I have never met Jerry Meek. Second, let me say that if I'd ever met Jerry Meek and had, for a moment, given him an ounce of respect, I'd not ever admit it after learning of the...

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John Edwards and what might have been

A brief note in today's Washington Post tells us that John Edwards is still helping Democrats -- this time by raising money for the DSCC -- but (1), being the Washington Post, there can be only so much...

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Our newly-righteous Indig Nation

Sometime last fall, after the escalation in Iraq and while the Democratic field of contenders was already plump and getting plumper, I had downright giddy conversations with friends about our chances...

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Imagine it: John Edwards collects votes in West Virginia

On February 6, just after John Edwards suspended campaigning, the chairman of the North Carolina Democratic Party submitted his list of approved Democratic candidates' names to the State Board of...

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What do you do with a stone in your shoe?

Yep. It was John Edwards's choice, so the blame rests with him, regardless of what may be found out to be Rielle Hunter's/Lisa Druck's history, her motivations and intentions. John could have drawn the...

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Hunted for answers, a woman named Hunter hides now

Rielle Hunter/Lisa Druck has stated through an attorney that she won't participate in a paternity test, as is her right. Her decision, offered alongside pretty reasons of privacy for herself and her...

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