Politics / John Edwards Dems Shun Elizabeth on Affair Cover-Up 'She's complicit,' says one as health reform star sits Denver out By Rob Quinn, Newser Staff Posted Aug 26, 2008 8:35 AM CDT Copied In this Sept. 19, 2007 file photo, Elizabeth Edwards, wife of former Democratic presidential hopeful John Edwards, talks about her husband's campaign during an interview in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Mary Ann Chastain, File) As the Democratic stars are shining over Denver, Elizabeth Edwards barely glimmers in seclusion in North Carolina, reports the AP. Cancer-stricken Edwards was expected to lead the convention charge toward health care reform, but sympathy is running short for her by Dems who believe that her failure to lift the lid on the couple's explosive secret could have seriously damaged the party. story continues belowRob Gronkowski Chooses These Shoes As His FavoriteShoes Much More Comfortable Than Traditional Dress Shoes. Italian Leather and Running Shoe Technology Providing First Class Comfort All Day Long.Wolf & ShepherdLearn MoreUndoWSOP Poker Finally on Desktop: The King of Poker Games Is Breaking RecordsGet On It Now And Experience It With 1,000,000 Free Poker ChipsWorld Series of PokerPlay NowUndoHelloFresh vs. Home Chef - There's One Clear WinnerThe Top Meal Kit Of 2025, RevealedTopdustLearn MoreUndo "I think she's complicit," said a Democratic consultant. "Obviously, she knew. While she's the victim, she clearly didn't stand in the way of the cover-up." A Daily Kos poster commented: "She knew she should not have participated in him running for president with this bomb waiting to go off. She loses my sympathy," (More John Edwards stories.) Report an error