Taking Wing   

John Edwards "decided to become Obama's wingman in the Democratic debate on Saturday, ganging up on Clinton. But his real hope is for Clinton to fade away, turning the race into a one-on-one contest about who is the real change agent."

(Washington Post)

"And how exasperating to be pushed into an angry rebuttal when John Edwards played wingman, attacking her on Obama's behalf."

(New York Times)

"It was Barack Obama who so often bordered on boredom even as he took his best shots. He really seemed to need the help of his wingman, John Edwards."

(Huffington Post)

"Friendships form in the holding rooms at debates as familiarity grows. Cliques develop that you can see on stage. Sometimes it is for strategic reasons, as was clear when John Edwards turned into Obama's wingman against Clinton in Saturday's Democratic debate."

(Washington Post)

"John Edwards almost looked like Barack Obama's wing man when they were asked the question about what questions the 'people' should be asking about Obama's record, to which Hillary replied that she has been doing things for 35 years and didn't really have any questions to ask."

(my.barackobama.com)

"What this means is that Obama and Clinton stand to gain by drawing attention to those qualities of Edwards's that make each front-runner look much better than the other. Clever front-runners, in other words, can turn third candidates into their wingmen."

(Washington Post)

"Iowa voters are headed to the polls, and we'll discover whether TV personality Oprah Winfrey has been the best wingman for Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama."

(Indiana's Fort Wayne Journal Gazette)

"He added that Bloomberg wasn't there for any other agenda such as joining forces as Obama's wingman against Clinton."

(wcbstv.com)