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Well, That's the End of That

Amanda Marcotte resigns from JRE '08, citing the difficulty of doing her job when "every time I coughed, I was risking the Edwards campaign".

This is why people hate politics—instead of being a contest of ideas, people like Bill Donohue turn it into a game of "Gotcha!" involving whose low-level staffers said what and just how far can we twist it out of context. Amanda's writing is certainly caustic, but it's almost entirely satirical as well (and certainly no less caustic than lots of stuff you can dig up from the right-of-center blogosphere).

There's no spin to be had in either direction. Marcotte wasn't fired, but team Edwards didn't go to the mattresses to keep her on the staff. Of course, staffers leaving because they know they're causing the pol too much trouble is a time-honored tradition. Melissa McEwan (aka Shakespeare's Sister) will still be with JRE, and netroots outreach can always continue in other forms.

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Last updated by Nicholas Beaudrot on 09:10 12 February 2007