John Edwards, watch him shine
Yes, by now everyone knows that I went to NH to work for John Edwards. I don’t think anyone is in doubt of who I am supporting. 
Last night’s debate gave me a great reaffirmation of this choice. I said of Edwards, in one of my NH reports, that he sparkles. Here you can observe that for yourselves.
It would seem as though the media is not giving the air time to Edwards that he deserves. I can’t help thinking that it is because he’s just an average white male. The other candidates are so much more exciting. We have the potential for the first woman president or the first African-American president! How can a discussion of the issues and the plight of middle class Americans compare to that? At times I am caught up myself. But then I think of the 47 million Americans without health-care, who are just one major illness away from bankruptcy.
I just wanted everyone to see John at his best. For once he was able to get the coverage that a serious candidate deserves. Think about this on February 5th. Don’t let the media determine who our candidate will be.
(And for those of you without cable-you can find more of these clips on Youtube.)
I find it interesting that the media seems focused on the conflict between Obama and Clinton. As if there is no one else. Same on the Republican side - Ron Paul seems to be raising lots of money and has more Delegates that Rudy.
Remember the Dodd clock and how candidates were time limited?
Yeah Yeah - I can hear it now so save the typing - but they are not serious candidates - Well - discussion of issues forces all tiers of candidates to recognize issues and frankly deal with them. That is the value of multiple debates with multiple candidates.
Who would have thought a Republican debate where a Republican candidate says he is against the War in Iraq? Same on the Democratic side - Edwards gets to poke at both Clinton and Obama.
In the end we get a strong candidate who, hopefully, reaches a broader audience because they have adopted or incorporated other ideas into their platform.
The MM has their story now, tied up in a bow. They only cover horse races, lean towards two-horse races, and this one is locked into the “oh dear, black v. woman” hand-wringer drama plot line. Case closed.
Speaking about that stupid plot line, I’ve found myself wondering at times over the past few weeks about the strange position an African-American woman must find herself in (Michelle Obama excepted), vis-a-vis the “black v. woman” “dilemma.” One of those complicated intersections of identity politics, certainly. Historically a complicated problem, suddenly made very real.
You know listening to this clip made me realize that for the first time in a long time the Dems have three highly qualified people running for President and despite my leanings towards Hillary, I would be proud to have anyone of them be my President. Anyone else agree?
Yes.
From “Update from New Hampshire”:
Now we’re watching the debate and all the Democrats are making a good showing for themselves. I feel proud that we have these great candidates representing us. Let’s get one of them elected.
(I’m with you on that!)
The debates have all been good so far. Very true.
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He certainly brought his A-Game in that clip.
I think he always has his A-game on but the pundits are not shining the light on him. Ladkiddo is right that he’s not getting the media attention for the wrong reasons.
too bad the media employs the horse race perspective on politics. Edwards has some important things to say about inequality and poverty.
Yow. I’ve been mourning the loss of Joe Biden from the race, who on international affairs, for sure, was the voice of sanity and experience in a vast wasteland. This dude - who I’ve given money to before - rang the same bell here, in several other categories. I don’t know about anyone else, but inspiring rhetoric and triangulation calculus is scary.
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