Reply #4: The key point is winning 15% of the votes [View All]

[dragonlady]

If Edwards doesn't win at least 15% of the votes in a congressional district, he gets no delegates from that district. Because he isn't campaigning here and running ads, and because all of the people who support Edwards across the state can never be contacted and convinced that they should vote for him anyway, he won't come close to that 15% anywhere. Meanwhile our votes could have gone to one of the two candidates who are going to win delegates.

I am totally disappointed that Edwards suspended his campaign. My sig line is going to stay just as it is, unless I replace it with another Edwards quote. But at this point Edwards is not going to have a role unless something unprecendented happens to make both the two frontrunners drop out. I think that I'd rather vote for Obama and help him because he is my second choice. It is looking like Obama and Clinton are going to be close in delegate totals for the duration, and I'd like to have my bit of effect on the outcome at the convention.