02/04/08
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There are three lawyers left in the race: Clinton, Obama, and Romney. |
But he's gone now, and there's a scramble to pick up his supporters. In particular, both the Hillary Clinton and the Barack Obama campaigns are trying hard to woo Edwards's supporters to their camps.
As the Wall Street Journal's law blog reports, both campaigns have been hitting the phones hard. And many attorneys are a bit torn as to which campaign to suspect. Why go after the plaintiffs' bar? Well, they contributed almost $2.5 million to Edwards's campaign, making them his largest group of contributors.
There are three lawyers left in the race: Clinton, Obama, and Mitt Romney on the Republican side. It's probably a good bet that anyone supporting Edwards is not going to jump to support Romney.
My prediction? It will split fairly evenly. Both Clinton and Obama will snatch up a goodly share of the Edwards supporters.
The more interesting question the Wall Street Journal raises is "What will Edwards do?" There's lots of speculation that Edwards is angling for a vice presidential slot with either of the two remaining Democrats. But the smart money seems to be that Edwards wants to go for attorney general.
Why AG? Well, the vice president doesn't really do much besides cast a few votes in the Senate. Senator Edwards would have much more power to influence the nation as either Clinton's or Obama's attorney general. Another speculation is that he's going to pursue a nomination to the Supreme Court — presumably to replace Stevens or Ginsburg.
Of course, Justice Edwards practically would be for life. And Edwards is relatively young. Does he have the temperament to go from a fiery presidential campaign to the staid, stuffy Supreme Court? Who knows — but it would certainly be an influential spot.
Or maybe he'll call to mind President Taft, who after he left the White House served as the chief justice for a while.
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