This is an amazingly accurate article written by Krugman:
Edwards Effect
Basically supportive of what we have been saying here for a long time, before HRC and BO decided to run. Edwards developed his progressive platform in 2003, and has improved and expanded upon it since, making Poverty and the impact of poverty on Americans one of his primary concerns, no pun intended.
Without Edwards voice, it's inevitable that the money interests that control the remaining Democratic candidates will have greater influence upon them than you and I.
And that just ain't right. Shame on Democrats who turn their back on the regular people, the working people, and those that are vulnerable and can't fight for themselves. They need a voice and a fighter. Instead, we have mrs. everything to everybody and mr. make nicey nicey with the most corrupt, criminal regime in the history of our country duking it out. lots of audacity, and little hope. it looks more like some sort of proxy pissing contest between the kennedy/kerrys vs. clintons than anything else. meanwhile, the real champion, the real fighter, can no longer compete because 1) the MSM snubbed him and the money didn't come in like it needed to and 2)fill in your own blank here, i've got a lot of them