Elizabeth Edwards' admission that she knew about her husband's affair "days after" his presidential announcement back in 2006 puts this interview I had with the two of them in a new light.It came just two days after Edwards announced his presidential bid. And in the course of the interview I asked Elizabeth whether she had a veto over his decision to run:
GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS: The Senator and I have talked several times over the last few years and every time he talked about getting into the race, he said he was going to make the best decision for his family.
Did you get a vote?
MRS. EDWARDS: I probably could have vetoed it, but I didn't. Part of it was my health, which is good now, and the other is whether or not we would support him and, of course, I have to say he was beside me every step of the way during my fight against cancer.
I have to say, during the course of that interview there wasn’t a hint of tension between the two of them. They bantered easily - even playfully – about the campaign, and their political differences. I also frankly can’t believe they could have given an interview like this had they both known but I guess we’ve all been surprised by performances like that.
--George Stephanopoulos
Considering how brutal John Edwards was to her I would be tempted to cut her some slack.
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