EDWARDS withdraws!

[JohnLocke]

CNN 8:05 PM - EST

[jmaier]

1. Do you have a link or is this a prediction?

[Kathleen04]

2. Not true..

[Kathleen04]

Nevermind, now it is

My CNN is lags behind, apparently..

My apologies.

[JohnLocke]

3. It's on now.

[TSIAS]

4. I saw the same thing on MSNBC

Edit- on CNN as well. He's getting ready to speak now.

[Maddy McCall]

5. NO! The AP says that Edwards is dropping out tonight!

[Mick Knox]

6. Im watching MSNBC.. edwards to talk

but they say nothing news worthy... I havent heard this yet.

[Hippo_Tron]

7. You're good...

I just heard it, do you get coverage earlier than me or something?

[Bake]

8. 8:08 PM EST: CNN says its official

Bake

[Paragon]

9. CNN quoting AP

Sez he's out.

[WilliamPitt]

10. Reported by CNN

[Sticky]

11. LINK

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=694&ncid=716&e=2&u=/ap/20040303/ap_on_el_pr/edwards

[onehandle]

12. It's true. On CNN nt

[jmaier]

13. It's the right decision BUT

he might have waited for the polls to close.

[PaDUer]

14. am upset. n/t

[NewJerseyDem]

25. Well, he hasn't annouced it yet

The media has found out from sources but he won't make the announcement until tomorrow so he isn't doing anything wrong.

[mountainvue]

15. Just heard it on CNN.

[Eurobabe]

16. NBC: Edwards to quit the race tomorrow

[SangamonTaylor]

17. wow. i'm shocked.

[slinkerwink]

18. damn, stuck with kerry.

[genius]

19. Channel 4 L.A. says he'll bow out tomorrow

I guess that just leaves three candidates in the race.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

20. The fucking polls aren't even closed out west!!! Why are they announcing

this now?

[Exgeneral]

22. Ask Kerry

he obviously has tentacles that contol the media, you know..........:evilgrin:

[onefreespiritedchick]

29. Exactly

I'm going down to vote and the primary is effectively over! As if my vote will count now?

[LSparkle]

21. I was going to wait to vote until after work

but I'm glad I voted -- for Edwards -- this morning. So sad ... He has excited me the way Dean did so many others. I'll support Kerry regardless, but I'll be so much more enthusiastic if he has John Edwards as his running mate.

[theoceansnerves]

23. i liked edwards..

but what the hell? 4 states have yet to finish voting. i can imagine people in california and ny waiting at the polls to vote for edwards not knowing he just dropped out.. geez

[NewHampster]

24. He's live on TV now

He's Gone - Vote for Dean CA

[JohnLocke]

26. Kick

[spooky3]

27. kick to reduce the # of dupes

[JohnLocke]

28. Kick

[MurikanDemocrat]

30. I fell asleep - just hearing this. Before polls closed??? I can understand

if Edwards knew he wasn't going to win GA why he would make the decision, but why would HE announce it, and stations REPORT it, before POLLS close in other parts of the country???

Bad move on .... several parts.

BTW - from where I'm sitting, Edwards is 1% ahead in GA. :wtf:

I need to grab some coffee and figger out WTF is going on ... :freak: :shrug:

[JohnLocke]

31. Kick