Reply #225: Okay, how about JFK vs. Nixon? [View All]

[DemDogs]

Nixon was VP for Pete's sake. And JFK's resume didn't look too different than Edwards'. Voters don't choose based on resume. Never have, never will. And if you think that it is because someone is a Governor, like of Arkansas -- bottom-5-in-everything-Arkansas, you are sadly mistaken. Voters don't care. Senators have more trouble for a couple of reasons. One, they have a lot of votes on hot button issues, some of which are explainable (part of an Omnibus bill, it was passing anyway, it was a procedural motion) but no one cares about the explanation. Therefore the more time, the more votes and the weaker the candidate. Second, and this one clearly doesn't apply to Edwards (and largely didn't to JFK): they start talking like Senators. Kerry couldn't make himself stop. Even Gore attacked Bush in their debates by demanding what he thought of "Norwood-Dingell". Jeez. It was the Patient's Bill of Rights and Gore referred to it by the House sponsors' names. Since Edwards didn't start talking like that, but kept talking the way he had talked to juries about complicated things, respectfully but so they could follow him, he doesn't have that albatross.

And maybe you could read through my other posts, and if you find any more typos, could you point them out and kick the threads to the top again? Thanks so much.