John Edwards' fellow Democrats see silence as a bad move

(N.Y. Daily News) - Big-name Democrats don't know if John Edwards really has a love child - but some think he's definitely got a problem.

For two weeks since renewed but unproven reports that he fathered an illegitimate daughter appeared in the National Enquirer, Edwards has kept silent other than to denounce "tabloid trash."

Bad move, party pros say: His role at the Democratic convention, just 17 days away - and his political future - are now in peril.