Scenario: Edwards wins the nomination and the presidency in 08. By 2016,

[Colobo]

his presidency will be described as_____________, and defined by his ___________________.

You fill in the blanks.

[iamjoy]

1. Successful...Fight For The Middle Class

and Vice President Obama will easily coast to victory in 2016!

[w4rma]

2. progressive and strong / ability to reach across the isle to pass legislation (nt)

[1932]

3. a watershed moment in American history / empowerment of the middle and working class

[saltpoint]

5. -- --

:thumbsup: :patriot:

[saltpoint]

4. ... described as humane, dedicated, and competent . . . and defined by ...

a widening of the American circle to make citizenship an inclusive gesture bearing genuine opportunity to the poor and working class.

[penguin7]

6. 4 more years of US occupation in Iraq

How is one of the biggest Democrat war hawks in 2002 now considered one of the top tier candidates in 2007 by running on some half assed peace platform?

Something is very wrong here.

[1932]

8. 99% of his 2004 campaign was "Two Americas"--the last thing he wanted people to think about was war.

How can you call that being a "war hawk", much less "the biggest war hawk", especially when he was running against Lieberman and Kerry (that latter of whom actually ran ads showing himself carrying an M16)?

[penguin7]

13. Edwards speech in 2002

http://www.cfr.org/publication/5441/
My position is very clear: The time has come for decisive action to eliminate the threat posed by Saddam Hussein’s weapons of mass destruction. I am a co-sponsor of the bipartisan resolution we’re currently considering.--John Edwards October 2002

Edwards did not just vote for the war, he cheerleaded for it.

[saltpoint]

15. Try to stay current. At the very least, get yourself a new calendar.

The history of the United States is now at October 5, 2007, just past 1:20 a.m. or so Eastern.

Promptness counts.

[1932]

18. Did he run an ad of himself carrying an M16? Did he ride into the convention on a swift boat?

Did he talk about war the way Lieberman talks about it?

If you asked 100 people what Edwards campaigned on in 2004, do you think even 3 would say the war? Or do you think 99 would say "two americas, class and opportunity"?

[saltpoint]

9. You may be misreading the landscape.

Your screen reads "enemy submarine" when in fact it's a dolphin.

Hold your fire.

[silverojo]

12. Intelligent people know when they've made mistakes

That's why you see Dems change their minds, while Repukes stubbornly stick to their beliefs--no matter how detrimental they are to America.

[saltpoint]

14. Thank you. Nail on the head. Bravo.

[Tejanocrat]

7. a relief from the Bush idiotocracy ... restoration of the American dream for the middle class

and for paving the way for the smooth transition to Kucinich 2016!

[illinoisprogressive]

10. I think he would have a good presidency and it would be marked by a period

of calming from the divisive partisan fighting and defined by his work to help with uplifting the poor and middle class.

[silverojo]

11. Nice topic! Let's see....

Described as the New Deal II
Defined by his compassion


I sure hope something can turn the tide for him, as I'd really like to see what he could do as President of this nation. :patriot:

[Kablooie]

16. better than GW Bush's, haircuts

[McCamy Taylor]

17. New Deal II, Expansion of Social entitlement programs

[1932]

19. The strengths of Edwards's candidacy are apparent in the responses to this post

It looks like Edwards has done a good job of explaining what he stands for, and that people are receptive to those things.