John Kerry

for there to be enough votes in Ohio. The fact is all of the things that would have made Edwards a problem happened after 2006. It is completely true - and Kerry has politely addressed it that Edwards was a major disappointment and not helpful to the campaign. However, there was nothing that would have disqualified him - and his role - other than being in the line of succession and breaking ties = was just what Kerry would have given him. Not to mention, Kerry could replace him for 2008.

The votes are never completely counted on election eve - and the norm is that there will be a concession of the obvious loser. Gore conceded in 2000 - then unconceded when numbers changed. The team of experts who told Gore to do that, told Kerry that the numbers were not surmountable.

Later, Cam Kerry, John Kerry's brother, put out a detailed statement on Ohio. There were many ways that the vote was suppressed - including placing fewer voting machines in big cities than were there in the primary - but you can't count votes that are never cast.

The fact is that Kerry would not have given up his chance to make the world better - especially in Iraq/Afghanistan etc. If Edwards did anything so bad that he was a problem, he could have been forced out - a scandal, but better than 4 more years of Bush.