Candidates' respond to "rogue primary states"

This was good go hear...

Barack Obama and John Edwards on Saturday joined three other Democrats planning to skip states that break party rules by holding early primaries. Their pledge leaves front-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton alone in planning to compete in Florida and Michigan.

Obama's and Edwards' pledge came a day after Chris Dodd, Bill Richardson and Joe Biden said they wouldn't campaign in such states.

"As I have campaigned across America over the last six months, it's become clear that Governor Dean and the Democratic National Committee have put together a presidential nomination process that's in the best interests of our party and our nation," Obama said in a written statement.

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