Dick Morris to John Edwards: Drop out, you're hurting Obama...

[Lobster Martini]

(LM: Talk about etching a tombstone before the patient has died...what's the message here? Hillary can't win unless Edwards sucks votes away from Obama? Obama can't win on his own merit, he needs Edwards to drop out? Edwards may not win so he has no business running? Anybody but Hillary? Morris wants Obama to win, so he has the right to limit my choices? What a creep.)

...the practical impact of any support for Edwards is to help Clinton defeat Obama. Polling shows that the second choice of Edwards' followers is overwhelmingly Obama.

By staying in the race after he has lost any realistic chance of winning, Edwards is making it possible for Hillary to win and to bring with her precisely the policies he most opposes: dependence on special interests, a determination to maintain a presence in Iraq and a reversion to dynastic politics.

Edwards deserves a special place in our politics for his efforts to bring poverty to national attention and to revise national priorities to take account of the needs of the poor. But now it's time to read the writing on the wall and obey the verdict of history. It's time for Edwards to pull out.

(Link: http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/political_commentary/commentary_by_dick_morris/time_for_edwards_exit_hillary_barack_fate_in_his_hands)

[annie1]

1. Dick Morris should cease to live.

[aquart]

2. Dontcha love the assumption that Edwards votes will go to Obama?

[redqueen]

5. It's completely nuts...

Why would anyone assume that?

[Proud2BAmurkin]

11. and completely illogical. And completely against what the polls show

[aquart]

24. Yep. California polls

showed a gain for Clinton when Edwards declined. Obama remained flat. It's possible that Clinton's fluctuations in the polls depends on how depressed Edwards voters are that day.

[niyad]

3. dick--nobody CARES what you think about ANYTHING

[FrenchieCat]

4. Dick morris is lying......

Dick morris wants Hillary to win, so that he, Dick, can be assured a paycheck for the next 4 years.

[grantcart]

12. No that bridge is burned

He's going to make alot more money throwing grenades on Fox

[leftynyc]

6. Why would any democrat listen to

this worthless piece of dung?

[AtomicKitten]

7. I would like to advise Morris to go soak his head.

That decision is Edwards' decision to make.

[Jane Austin]

8. If Dick Morris wants JE to drop out,

Edwards should stay in!

[Connie_Corleone]

9. Who listens to Dick Morris?

He needs Hillary to win or he would be out of a job on Fox News.

[cyclezealot]

10. Morris has the heart of Karl Rove.

Likely his real aspirations as a Fox contributor. He thinks Obama will be easier for the Republicans to beat.

[Cronopio]

13. It's time for Dick Morris to take his own advice. nt

[AX10]

14. Is this an endorsement of Obama by Morris?

[pinto]

15. Eh. Morris' passionate obsession has blinded any objectivity he may ever had held.

[PresidentObama]

16. If Morris wants Edwards out, then he should stay in and stay in till the convention.

[THUNDER HANDS]

17. I think Edwards is HELPING Obama

I think his support, older white conservative democrats, would probably go to her over Obama. I think he's holding down HER support.

[Rock_Garden]

18. Truly ridiculous He obviously has some devious agenda.

[asdjrocky]

19. Rocky, to Dick Morris: Go fuck yourself.

nuff said?

[Tennessee Gal]

20. That toe sucker is a fool.

He has always made me want to :puke:

[OHdem10]

21. Rasmussen was just on Fox.

Obama leads with double digits.(Black Vote)_

Hilary splits the White Vote with John Edwards.
They both have Middle Class Working Class.

From this I would have to say Edwards hurts Hilary.

I support Edwards but will go to Hilary if Edwards
drops out.

I am not ready to tell him to drop out. There are
so many races ahead.

There is no reason to believe Edwards supporters will
automatically go to Obama.

[Buzz Clik]

22. Dick Morris is a weed.

Surely there must be a broad spectrum pesticide that could at least reduce his noise level.

[Kucinich4America]

23. Dick Morris has had two employers in recent memory: Bill Clinton and Rupert Murdoch

We know who both of them support. Does anybody really think Toe-Sucker is rooting for Obama?

[jzodda]

25. Can somebody tell me why he hates the Clinton's so much?

I mean he worked for them right? What happened?

[Skwmom]

26. Maybe that is the whole point.

Bill Clinton and Edwards have a history - so who knows. I can't help but think that there must have been some plan to unite the Democratic Party after the primary (b/c w/out Bush to run against, they will definitely need every vote they can get). By having your own VP "populist" candidate run you can help ensure your wife wins the primary (for example, by splitting the vote) and put them on the ticket at the end hoping to unite the party. That certainly would explain Edwards 180.

[madrchsod]

27. dickie---who cares what you have to say?

your time has long passed...go away

[debatepro]

28. Its true!

If you want hillary to win vote for edwards or hillary!

[Lugnut]

29. Memo from Lugnut to Dick Morris

Who's Dick Morris?
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[ncteechur]

30. My ass to dick morris..."Pucker Up!"

[hayu_lol]

31. Morris, a toe sucker, is just part of the media sleeze that surrounds the...

BushCo misadministration.

If you really want his history and his various exposures, google it. Or go to the bartcop archives and see what Bartcop has to say about Morris.