I normally try to avoid too much day-to-day campaign coverage. There’s better sources for that, see my blogroll. But, since I did endorse Edwards for Iowa, I wanted to note my displeasure with a cheap shot he took.
"It’s not easy," Clinton said, "and I couldn’t do it if I didn’t passionately believe it was the right thing to do. You know, I have so many opportunities from this country, and I just don’t want to see us fall backwards."
Edwards, speaking to reporters in Laconia, N.H., later in the day, took advantage of Clinton’s emotional display to helpfully point out, "I think what we need in a commander-in-chief is strength and resolve, and presidential campaigns are tough business, but being president of the United States is also tough business..."
For the record, Obama was asked about Clinton’s welling up, and told reporters, "I didn’t see what happened ... [but] I know this process is a grind, so that’s not something I care to comment on."
I also tend to think Ezra Klein’s friend David Roberts is right that I’ve seen worse sexism than racism in the race so far (Yglesias linked to a similar point). That said, this may in part because Clinton and not Obama had been the front runner. For now I’m considering this a one-time aberration on Edwards part, in the future I hope he follows Obama’s method.
Regardless, no endorsements for New Hampshire. I’m pretty happy with where the Democratic race is now. We’ll be seeing for the next few weeks how Obama stands up to hard testing. So far, so good.
[Update: Edwards clarifies that he didn't mean it as a shot (1:45). Via Amanda Marcotte who has more. I figured that was coming which was why I considered this an aberration. I expect in the future he'll follow more an Obama line when baited with such questions.]
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