I think part of the reason that Edwards felt he had to bow out is that he is in fact a white male, and in many ways he would have been standing in the way of history.
Still, I was somewhat bummed that he dropped out- I was just starting to get fed up enough with Hillary and Barack that I was considering voting for him!
I have to remember to listen to the democratic debate tonight.

The other thing I find interesting is that the candidates that seem to have to most appeal right now (aside from Hillary) are the ones who are not "party line" politicians. Especially among Republicans (we've seen where that party line gets us), but also among Democrats. It's actually kind of encouraging.