Reply #36: Great post. You summed things up very well.

[Beaverhausen]

Doesn't look as if the OP has seen it yet.

I support him mostly on the issues he is addressing. Issues like the porblem of poverty that so far no other cdandidate really even bothers to bring up.

Anecdotally, I have talked with several republicans who, out of all the democrats, like him the best. One thing they mention is how strong his family is and that they admire Elizabeth.

Also anecdotally, amongst the more active democratic groups around the country, Edwards always seems to be leading, at least in things like straw polls. That shows he would have a large grassroots organization in place for the general, and have lots of volunteers to get out and work for him.