That's party loyalty, not personal. No one in his life cares; the politicians and journalists only worry about losing his seat.
And it says she recorded it on her DEATH bed....and yet you claim her laying in a death bed speaking somehow used up energy that would have let her live longer. LUDICROUS.
Have you ever been extremely ill? I've nursed people with terminal cancer, which is what Mrs. Edwards had. Recording deathbed testimony could be exhausting beyond a scale you seem to comprehend. My grandfather summoned the energy to hold a new baby for several hours and to talk with the happy couple - and he took a dramatic turn for the worse once they left. I think connecting with the next generation was worth it to him, but even that used reserves he couldn't spare. I understand summoning that energy to share a positive joy, but to do it out of spite or revenge says volumes about Edwards.