Democratic candidate John Edwards abandoned his presidential bid on Wednesday, while among Republicans challenger Mitt Romney vowed to keep up his struggle to overtake newly-crowned front-runner John McCain.Edwards was a good candidate who held the others' feet to the fire when it mattered. I think he'd make a good President, but I think his solely populist message didn't resonate well with most voters - it was all anger without something to feel good about accomplishing.Edwards, a former North Carolina senator who was his party's vice presidential nominee four years ago, never managed to match the superior firepower of the two heavyweights in the Democratic race -- Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama.
His decision leaves effectively narrows both the Democratic and Republican field to two realistic candidates apiece ahead of next week's "Super Tuesday" contests when 24 states hold nominating contests for one or both parties.
Edwards was to formally announce his withdrawal at 1 p.m. EST in New Orleans, a campaign official said.
It remains to be seen where to which candidates his supporters will split. I'm probably stating the obvious, but I'd think the more white-collar ones will go to Obama while the blue-collar ones will go to Clinton. However, I don't know the breakdown of his constituencies. Edwards could also endorse Obama - more likely than for him to endorse Clinton - so that could also make a big difference.
Fun times!
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