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Apparently the legacy media is still getting its kicks off saying the party hasn’t united behind McCain. They point to messy conventions in Nevada and elsewhere. Methinks this may, in part, be closer to the truth…

Though John Edwards said last month he would decline a vice presidential nomination, the New York Times reports that "privately, he told aides that he would consider the role of vice president and favored the position of attorney general, which would appeal to his experience of decades spent in courtrooms as a trial lawyer in North Carolina; and his desire to follow in the footsteps of Robert F.

John Edwards announced his endorsement of Barack Obama on Wednesday. Edwards’ support has long been coveted by both Democratic candidates, particularly because of his populist appeal. Indeed, he won about 7 percent of the vote in West Virginia, despite having dropped out of the race at the end of January.

Bill Clinton makes a strong argument for seating Florida and Michigan delegates, and suggests Hillary is being punished: “I never thought it would be the Democratic Party that didn’t want to count votes in Florida,” he said at a rally at the University of Montana.

More than a year ago, in response to Joe Biden’s racial miscue at the start of the Democratic primary campaign, I discussed how most white Americans have no idea how to talk about race. Little did I know, though, that ignorance and naivete about race wouldn’t prevent a lot of white people in the media from [...] [This is a content summary only.

Last week a fun meme went through the twitterverse… “When Obama wins…” Well today as news broke that former presidential candidate and former senator John Edwards would endorse Barack Obama — after months of speculation as to whether he would endorse at all — Twitter crashed. Related? Most likely.

After a landslide victory in West Virginia on Tuesday, Hillary Clinton’s Campaign is sending its apologies to a resident within the Mountain State. Julie Corvo of Shepherdstown, WV, was shocked to find an offending message left on her answering machine by someone of the Clinton Campaign.

This afternoon, as I was working on an Executive Summary, my business partner said something about Obama touting a major endorsement tonight at 7pm. A few minutes later, he told me it was John Edwards making the endorsement. I asked him how he knew, and he said that everyone was Twittering about it.

The new Republican National Committee ad linking Senator Barack Obama’s policies to those of the worst American President of the last one hundred years.

Democratic Landslide In November? [ Posted Wednesday, May 14th, 2008 – 14:07 PDT ] [Those of you who prefer "all cynicism all the time" should just skip this column, since I'm about to get blisteringly optimistic here. You have been warned.] Maybe this will be Karl Rove's legacy. One can only hope.