I'm sure the Edwards family made a joint decision. I'm not so cynical that I suspect his motives. We definitely have our political differences, but this transcends those differences. We are praying that the Lord would grant Mrs. Edwards a full and speedy recovery. Perhaps the Edwardses thought that the campaign would give her motivation and a purpose to work toward.
I think that's a fair statement. Elizabeth Edwards strikes me as a strong woman that doesn't want her health to be the thing that takes him out of the running. Who knows... she could be *forbidding* him to drop out because of this.
I think it would speak better of him to step out *anyway*, but in the end, it's their lives and their decision to make. I've got way better reasons to dislike Edwards. There's not much substance here.
Amen.