Comments on: John Edwards Mind Change: Yes, He Would “Seriously Consider” Vice Presidential Nod From Obama http://themoderatevoice.com/20414/john-edwards-mind-change-yes-he-would-seriously-consider-vice-presidential-nod-from-obama/ An Internet hub for moderates, centrists, and independents, with domestic and international news, analysis, original reporting, and popular features from the left, center, and right Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:40:56 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: GeorgeSorwell http://themoderatevoice.com/20414/john-edwards-mind-change-yes-he-would-seriously-consider-vice-presidential-nod-from-obama/comment-page-1/#comment-146048 GeorgeSorwell Mon, 16 Jun 2008 14:33:00 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/politics/john-mccain/20414/john-edwards-mind-change-yes-he-would-seriously-consider-vice-presidential-nod-from-obama/#comment-146048 I've never understood the appeal of John Edwards. I'm not even sure he has that much appeal. He couldn't carry his home state in 2004--if he had, John Kerry would be President. Not only that, he couldn't have gotten re-elected Senator. <br><br>Dick Gephardt would have probably been more attractive to the voters of Ohio than Edwards. I've never understood the appeal of John Edwards. I'm not even sure he has that much appeal. He couldn't carry his home state in 2004–if he had, John Kerry would be President. Not only that, he couldn't have gotten re-elected Senator.

Dick Gephardt would have probably been more attractive to the voters of Ohio than Edwards.

]]> By: runasim http://themoderatevoice.com/20414/john-edwards-mind-change-yes-he-would-seriously-consider-vice-presidential-nod-from-obama/comment-page-1/#comment-146047 runasim Sun, 15 Jun 2008 23:26:21 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/politics/john-mccain/20414/john-edwards-mind-change-yes-he-would-seriously-consider-vice-presidential-nod-from-obama/#comment-146047 Reactions among Democrats are so fractious,, that''s it's hard to predict what an Obama-Edwards ticket would prouduce, <br>Aside from the angry Hillary women, who seem to have no policy goals beyond wanting Hillary, the person, elected, basic ideals and goals are shared by most Democrats. There is a divergence of opinion about how to get there from here, however.<br><br>One strand believes that a moderate approach, and a step-by-step strategy will be more effective in the long run, because it will avoid stagnation in constant battles with the GOP. <br>The other strand believes that Democrats need to take hard, even extremee, positions in order to force the GOP into acceptable compromises.<br>The GOP. in the meantime, is giving only lip-service to compromise of any kind.<br><br>In the primaries, Edwards took a hard, populist postition, which appealed to the second group, but make the first group leery.<br>Obama is much more centrist than the outcry from the right field labeling machine would have us believe <br>We'd have to see how Edwards states his position in the context of the general election before beginning to gauge possible reactions.<br>Will Edwards adapt his positions to the Obama ticket, or will he provide a counterbalance in it? Reactions among Democrats are so fractious,, that''s it's hard to predict what an Obama-Edwards ticket would prouduce,
Aside from the angry Hillary women, who seem to have no policy goals beyond wanting Hillary, the person, elected, basic ideals and goals are shared by most Democrats. There is a divergence of opinion about how to get there from here, however.

One strand believes that a moderate approach, and a step-by-step strategy will be more effective in the long run, because it will avoid stagnation in constant battles with the GOP.
The other strand believes that Democrats need to take hard, even extremee, positions in order to force the GOP into acceptable compromises.
The GOP. in the meantime, is giving only lip-service to compromise of any kind.

In the primaries, Edwards took a hard, populist postition, which appealed to the second group, but make the first group leery.
Obama is much more centrist than the outcry from the right field labeling machine would have us believe
We'd have to see how Edwards states his position in the context of the general election before beginning to gauge possible reactions.
Will Edwards adapt his positions to the Obama ticket, or will he provide a counterbalance in it?

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