July 06, 2004

Kerry/Edwards

I like it. When Howard Dean's campaign fizzled (grumble), I found myself listening to, and liking, Edwards a lot more. He has the whole Southern populist thing going, which I think resonates with the public (see: 1992 and 1996), and he's going to look like an absolute dynamo of youth and vitality if he ever gets a chance to debate Dick Cheney. I honestly think this wins us NC, and probably puts VA and TN back in serious play. (As much as I respect Dick Gephardt, he didn't bring anything much to the Electoral table.)

I also really was impressed by the fact that, more than any other candidate, he's been willing to voice the fact that poverty is still out there and very real (Oliver Willis found a great quote that sums it all up). And with two of the four big-ticket guys being well-connected Ivy-Leaguers, and a third being an evil businessman, it's good to have someone who's made it himself. And Edwards was a trial lawyer - fine. Let's put the Republicans on the defensive, though, and have them explain why they want to make it harder for people to sue businesses that have wronged them (and if they pull the McDonalds case out as their argument (and they will), point them here).

All in all, I think it's a winner. Vice-President John Edwards. I can get used to that.

Comments

I will say that Edwards is the ONLY good choice among the 4 main candidates - Kerry, Bush, Cheney, and Edwards.

Posted by: Vin at July 8, 2004 01:25 PM

People will call asking for "John" and it's going to cause a lot of confusion. This could derail the campaign.

Posted by: Pete at July 8, 2004 04:18 PM

I'd like to point out that Andy Rooney said the same thing I did one comment up last night, which means he's reading this blog, and he owes me an apology.

Posted by: Pete at July 12, 2004 05:59 PM

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