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Will Edwards Be Obama's AG?

His camp denies the rumor; either way, 3rd-place finisher stays in race

By Jason Farago,  Newser Staff

Posted Jan 27, 2008 5:15 PM CST
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(Newser) – He doesn't have a single primary win yet, but as John Edwards continues his bid for the presidency, rumors are swirling that the trial lawyer is more likely to end up as attorney general in an Obama administration. "Illinois Democrats" have been quietly circulating the rumor, claims Robert Novak, although Edwards' campaign manager told one blogger that "I wouldn't listen to anything Novak had to say about this."

Despite his disappointing third-place finish in South Carolina, preceded by a surge of negative campaigning by a concerned Hillary Clinton, Edwards is staying in the race and probably has enough money to campaign until August. While the odds are still against a contested Democratic convention, Edwards plans to rack up as many delegates as possible and could yet end up kingmaker.

Democratic presidential hopefuls, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill. left, and former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards appear together at the Martin Luther King Day March to the Dome in Columbia, S.C., Monday, Jan. 21, 2008. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
Democratic presidential hopefuls, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill. left, and former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards appear together at the Martin Luther King Day March to the Dome in Columbia, S.C., Monday,...   (Associated Press)
A CNN broadcast declaring Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., the winner in the South Carolina primary is projected near the podium where Obama will celebrate his victory over Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., and former Sen. John Edwards, D-N.C. during a rally in Columbia, S.C., Saturday,...
A CNN broadcast declaring Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., the winner in the South Carolina primary is projected near the podium where Obama will celebrate his victory over...   (Associated Press)
Democratic presidential hopefuls from left, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., and former Sen. John Edwards, D-N.C., participate in a Democratic presidential debate in Myrtle Beach, S.C., Monday, Jan. 21, 2008. (AP Photo/Mary Ann Chastain)
Democratic presidential hopefuls from left, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., and former Sen. John Edwards, D-N.C., participate in a Democratic presidential debate in Myrtle...   (Associated Press)
Democratic presidential hopefuls, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., left, and former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards chat while participating in a rally on the South Carolina Capitol steps in honor of Martin Luther King, Monday, Jan. 21, 2008, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
Democratic presidential hopefuls, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., left, and former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards chat while participating in a rally on the South Carolina Capitol steps in honor of Martin...   (Associated Press)
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