"On both sides of the ticket, the presidential nominating contest is growing increasingly combative, as voters may well witness Thursday during a debate in Las Vegas among the Democratic candidates.
So how is John Edwards feeling about Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York these days? So bad, apparently, that in an interview last week he twice refused to say whether he would endorse her should she win the Democratic presidential nomination.
It is a standard political question, which often comes with a standard answer. And it is highly unusual for a candidate to decline to answer whether he would ultimately support the party’s nominee.
When asked the same question last week, Senator Barack Obama of Illinois did not hesitate.
“I am a Democrat, and I would support the Democratic nominee,” he said. With a smile, he added, “I intend it to be me.”
Neither did Senator Joseph R. Biden Jr. of Delaware, who declared: “Of course. What’s the choice, Rudy Giuliani?”
No Democratic candidate has gone after Mrs. Clinton with as much intensity as Mr. Edwards has. Not only has she been on the receiving end of his sharp words in televised debates, Mrs. Clinton has also emerged as a leading character in his stump speeches.
Between campaign appearances last week, as he rode through eastern Iowa in his campaign van, Mr. Edwards declined to answer whether he would support Mrs. Clinton.
“I’m not willing to talk about that at this point,” he said, waiting silently until the next question was asked."
http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/11/12/a-not-so-perfect-picture-of-party-unity/
Edwards is going no where fast...
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