In an interesting choice of words, John Edwards “suspends” his bid for the Democratic nomination, so that “History can blaze its path”.
That’s what history always does, of course, though it must hurt to just feel that one is in the way.
Also stepping aside is “They Mayor of America”, now no longer seeking the Republican nomination. Despite his leadership after 9/11, and his record as Mayor of New York, after reading pieces like this one in the N. Y. Times, I’m not surprised.
The remaining Republican candidates are much less complex figures in many ways, and stand a much better chance against a Clinton or Obama campaign, either of whom the Republicans will want to be able to paint as “divisive”. Giuliani, for all his strengths, simply isn’t what the Republican party needs for this election.