Clinton aide: If affair pushed Edwards out, she would have won

CNN ^ | August 11, 2008 | Rebecca Sinderbrand

[fightinJAG]

(CNN) – If reporters had nabbed former presidential candidate John Edwards lying about his extramarital affair, Hillary Clinton would have captured the Democratic presidential nomination, her former communications director said.

"I believe we would have won Iowa, and Clinton today would therefore have been the nominee," Howard Wolfson told ABCNews.com in an interview released Monday, because internal campaign polling showed "our voters and Edwards voters were the same people. They were older, pro-union. Not all, but maybe two-thirds of them would have been for us and we would have barely beaten Obama."

Two months after Edwards first denied rumors of the affair, Barack Obama's win in the Iowa caucuses — and Clinton's third-place showing behind Edwards — fundamentally altered the shape of the race.

[keepitreal]

Obviously your opposition research wasn’t up to par, sir.

[fightinJAG]

Another example of how a third candidate functions as a spoiler who tips the race.

[stockstrader]

I have to agree with Wolfson on this one.

[Natchez Hawk]

Then I guess, I have this to say: “Thank you, John Edwards.”

[668 - Neighbor of the Beast]

Cue the violins. Or in Clinton's case, perhaps the violence.

[fightinJAG]

The Hildabeast could NEVER have broken this story anyway, considering—ahem-—all the circumstances.

In fact, it’s pretty ironic, isn’t it, that it’s the ‘Toon campaign that’s complaining that the MSM did not pounce on this story and, not only expose it, but then beat the drum for Edwards’ political death.

There’s a little poetry in this situation somewhere.

[Piquaboy]

I would rather Hillary was running instead of Barack Hussein.

[Red Badger]

Woulda, coulda and shoulda never did anything for anybody..............

[EyeGuy]

“If reporters had nabbed former presidential candidate John Edwards lying about his extramarital affair, Hillary Clinton would have captured the Democratic presidential nomination....”

Yes, but if her sleazy, self-obsessed husband had not lied about his numerous rapes and affairs, she never would have garnered the sympathy vote from females that has propelled her political career.

Live by the amoral behavior of scum democrats, die by the amoral behavior of scum democrats.....

[stockstrader]

The Hildabeast could NEVER have broken this story anyway, considering—ahem-—all the circumstances.

True, but her surrogates sure could have done it back-door.

[Carley]

And I believe I will be the next home run king in baseball.

[Jane Austen]

Me too. If true, the one good thing he did is keep the Hillary & Bill freak show from returning to the White House

[McGruff]

Whoah. It sounds like admission by Edwards is going to cause even more CHAOS in the democratic party.

I may need more popcorn!

[Thrownatbirth]

Woulda, coulda and shoulda never did anything for anybody....

....except cause a mob of Hillary supporters to burn down Denver.

[T. Buzzard Trueblood]

The Hildabeast could NEVER have broken this story anyway, considering—ahem-—all the circumstances

Heh heh.

[OpusatFR]

I still can’t stand the Clinton’s but the media is out of control in this country.

The USSR could have taken lessons from the American media on blacking out coverage or completely propagandizing it.

This is a seriously compromised, dangerous situation.

[Aria]

If Bill hadn’t lied about Gennifer Flowers, with Hillary’s help, he wouldn’t have ever been President.

What goes around comes around.

[mw19]

I have set in a supply of popcorn for that happy occurance!

[Jane Austen]

LOL