Reply #6: Sadly, the one Presidential candidate who mentioned poverty explicitly... [View All]

[RufusTFirefly]

... had trouble keeping his zipper zipped.

Although I was a Kucinich backer, I was still very impressed that John Edwards made poverty such a key element of his campaign. Many may recall that he launched his campaign in New Orleans. That was something that hadn't been done since RFK. Not long after that, the message was handed down by the high priests of PR that pictures of a candidate in a poverty-ravaged area -- regardless of the message -- were damaging to a campaign.

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 28 -- Former senator John Edwards of North Carolina launched his second campaign for the White House from this flood-ravaged city Thursday with a call for the United States to reduce its troop presence in Iraq and a plea for citizen action to combat poverty, global warming and America's reliance on foreign oil.

Washington Post, 2006