Reply #49: This is a year out

[karynnj]

Kerry WAS polling slightly ahead of Edwards in October. As Kerry had very little help from the media and both Edwards were doing puff pieces in September/October, this was not good for Edwards.

Edwards has had positive press and little real tough evaluation of his record.

Edwards has the opposite problem from Kerry. The media wants to like Edwards, but he has very little record being who he says he is. He is now saying he is a grassroots activist. But, 3 million people should have a clear idea of who actually was leading those who wanted to follow since the dark days on Nov 2004. The same person who was an activist on the war, on the environment and on registering young people to vote in the 70s. The same person who in re-introducing his and Wellstone's Clean Election bill credited activists speaking out and being heard as what corrected the government when it was wrong.

When you look at what Edwards is running on, Kerry was there decades before him on most issues. Kerry, by being Kerry and being the person who is more often right, will counter the smear that his own party helped the RW with this time.