The Dean recalls some Georgia history about someone taking one for the home team.

Bill Shipp remembers:

The death of political wise man Hamilton Jordan brought back memories of a situation kindred to the present never-say-die Obama-Clinton primary battle. In the 1986 Georgia Democratic primary for the Senate, Hamilton finished second (32 percent) to Wyche Fowler Jr. (49 percent) and thus found himself in a runoff three weeks later.

However, Jordan saw that his chance of a runoff victory was slim. For the good of the mission to oust a GOP senator, Hamilton agreed to drop out of the race, thus allowing Fowler to avoid the expense and bloodletting of three more weeks of campaigning.

Democrat Fowler defeated GOP incumbent Mack Mattingly 51 percent to 49 percent. Perhaps someone should have told Hillary the Jordan story months ago.