Edwards is out of the race, with Giuliani to follow.
There’s no dearth of analysts to explain why, so I’ll be brief in my own offering:
Giuliani never really wanted it all that much, and he didn’t know how to translate his 9/11 appeal into a more generalized appeal.
Edwards wanted it way too much, and he simply oozed with lack of appeal.
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Previously a lifelong Democrat, born in New York and living in New England, surrounded by liberals on all sides, I've found myself slowly but surely
January 30th, 2008 at 4:54 pm
“Oozing charm from every pore, he oiled his way across the floor.”
January 30th, 2008 at 5:03 pm
Giuliani rose to a singluar moment of greatness, and the masses wouldn’t give him the benefit of the doubt about his ability to handle smaller things.
Edwards rose to prominence by selling out to the populist notion of fixing all the smaller things, and the masses doubted his ability to rise to a single moment of greatness if needed.
January 30th, 2008 at 9:05 pm
Edwards oozed, voters snoozed.
January 31st, 2008 at 4:02 am
Now if we could just get rid of McCain…
February 1st, 2008 at 12:16 pm
And guarantee the Democratic victory? Please do.