Mike Weir Jr.

January 30, 2008 - 12:45pm

Maryland supporters react to John Edwards' withdrawal

Del. Luiz SimmonsDel. Luiz SimmonsSimmons Backs Clinton

State supporters of the presidential campaign of former Sen. John Edwards reacted to the North Carolinian's decision to withdraw from the race.

This morning, aides to the senator announced that he would withdraw at 1 p.m. in New Orleans — at the site where he began his campaign in December 2006.

“I think he saw the locomotive of history coming down the tracks and decided to step away,” Del. Luiz Simmons told PolitickerMD.com.

Simmons thought there were “historical forces at work,” referring to the candidacies of Senators Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton.

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