Reply #14: Can we just stipulate that this is your automatic response to every

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positive Edwards post?

Do you really need to post this every time?

By the way, the Republicans did a pretty good job of making Clark look bad during the primaries. Edwards is starting from a much higher position than Clark.

I don't see them taking Edwards down at all, frankly. They attacked him the best they could in '98 and he went UP over 10 pts in less than two weeks. Edwards is a BETTER candidate today than he was in '98. They'd have to take 20pts out of him to take him down to Clark range, which I don't see happening. And if Edwards goes down from Republican attacks, Clark is going down farther, and he's arleady starting lower.

As for you aquaintance liking Edwards without knowing much about him: that's a good thing in politcs. That's called an asset.

But I'm sure you did your best to disuade that person to like Edwards, just like a good Democrat, which will be very useful for all Dems if Edwards is on the ticket or ends up being on the top of it someday.