She wins by five or so and John Edwards is in single digits. Will Edwards finally depart or is there some hidden reason (other than the usual self-delusion which grips candidates who have fought hard and lost everything) for him to stay in? The thought did cross my mind on January 8 that if Obama couldn’t seize the frenzy of excitement following Iowa and bump her off in NH then he’d never do it. She now could lose SC (perhaps even concede it Romney style) and still grind out her wins on Super Tuesday.
