CNN just reported (via Politico.com) that John Edwards will announce that he is suspending his Presidential campaign. He's speaking at noon.
More soon.
From Newsday:
John Edwards is expected to suspend his presidential campaign Thursday, and might drop out of the race altogether, after doctors found his wife Elizabeth's cancer had possibly re-appeared in one of her lungs, according to a source close to the former North Carolina senator.ANOTHER UPDATE via Ben Smith at Politico.com -- the Edwards campaign is pushing back:
"He has always said his wife's health comes first," said an Edwards insider, who said as of mid-morning the candidate was choosing between two statements, one suspending his campaign, the other withdrawing from the race. "It's heartbreaking for him and for her."
UPDATE: Edwards staffers are pushing back very hard.
"Anything you are getting from someone claiming to know right now is not true - anyone claiming to know something right now is making it up. There is no information from this campaign until John and Elizabeth speak at noon," says spokeswoman Kate Bedingfield.
