I guess it is possible Mangum bails on Nifong but as the woman who said that Nifong would have cut off one of her fingers to point at three if he had to I suspect that is not likely. Still I should have listed a general Nifong drops the charges category for any number of reasons.
Yes, when I said that Liefong would have cut off Mangum's finger to get her to point at three, I was referring more to the point in time when he needed this case for election purposes. He didn't expect to have to mount a campaign in the general election, but now he has to so he must continue with the same direction he's been taking this case, and that won't change until after the general election. Mangum may already have bailed on him but, short of her going directly to the media with the announcement, we would have no way of knowing about it until it suits Liefong's agenda. He must know that if he pulls the plug on the case now on his own volition, his chances of getting elected are zero.