Advice for Edwards

Matthew Yglesias — like me — hopes that John Edwards stays in the Democratic primary race. Not because he is likely to win, but because he brings to the table a concern for those getting hammered by the changing economy.

Thus far, Edwards’ impact on the primary has been overwhelmingly positive and I see no reason to think that will cease to be the case in the future. Obviously the odds are strongly against Edwards winning the nomination, but the odds don’t get better if he drops out, and he’s doing more to advance his issues and his causes by staying in and hoping for the best than he would be dropping out and endorsing someone.

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Hank Kalet is a poet and freelance journalist. He is the economic needs reporter for NJ Spotlight, teaches journalism at Rutgers University and writing at Middlesex County College and Brookdale Community College. He writes a semi-monthly column for the Progressive Populist. He is a lifelong fan of the New York Mets and New York Knicks, drinks too much coffee and attends as many Bruce Springsteen concerts as his meager finances will allow. He lives in South Brunswick with his wife Annie. View all posts by hankkalet