What John Edwards actually said on Morning Joe [View All]

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I've seen a number of interpretations, but here some quotes for those interested.

MSNBC's "Morning Joe"

John Edwards, asked if who he voted for in the N.C. primary is who he'll endorse: "I'd say highly likely, yes." Asked for whom he voted for: "For now, to myself. Because right now it feels like the right thing to do. People on television act like these endorsements are a big deal. I may have missed something, but I think Barack Obama is doing pretty well without my endorsement." Asked if he and his wife voted for the same person: "Oh, I'm not answering that."

Asked if he was holding out on endorsing so he could be a broker that brings the primary process to an end: "That is an absurd concept. The notion that a failed presidential candidate has that kind of power. ... It's true that I have enormous respect for both of them. I do. ... is clearly the likely nominee at this point."

On Clinton continuing to argue that Obama is not electable: "I think that they've been in a tough fight. And it's hard to change, to move off of that. I think about when I made the decision to get out of the race. ... It became pretty clear to me that I was not going to be the nominee. And I believed that since it looked like I wasn't going to win, number one, and number two, I believed that it was better for the process to end sooner rather than later, that I was not being helpful to our party or to our cause."

More on Clinton: "To have to get up today, under these circumstances, and go out there and face the media and face crowds and continue to make your case -- that takes a strength and toughness that is amazing. You can't help but admire it. However you criticize her for the specifics of what she's contending, that takes a strength that is admirable. ... But because she plays such an important role in the future of this country, and as a result the future of the world, she does have to ask herself, 'Where are the lines; at what point am I not advocating for myself, instead I'm doing damage for the cause I care about.'" (Video)

http://time-blog.com/real_clear_politics/2008/05/the_morning_roundup_12.html

Video:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/24538467#24538467