Edwards/ Obama

[Tiggeroshii]

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. No. They are both attractive, articulate, intelligent people,

but they are also rookies. While both could serve well as VP candidates, I'd rather see them get more experience in government before they run for President.

[wellstone dem]

2. Two inexperienced individuals = dem loss.

And I like both of them, just don't think they should be paired together.

[jefferson_dem]

3. Agreed. I like both but not on the same ticket. Surely, either would benefit

from a running mate with foreign policy-related experience and...i hate to use the word but ... gravita...s... Ugh! I hate that word but it fits.

[usregimechange]

8. See here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x2981345

What kind of experience?

[liberalpragmatist]

4. I'm a fan

And they could very well win.

[bcool]

5. It just might be the ticket

It just might be the right combination...here's why I think so:

• Edwards would appeal to Southern voters (like Bill Clinton did), and would hopefully be able to regain some of the independent electorate who went for Bush in the last election


• Obama would likely garner the vast majority of the African-American vote - and maybe even bring out additional voters who would like to help put the first African-American in high office


• it would position a strong candidate to run after Edwards finishes his term


• both candidates have the "sex appeal" which seems to be a positive factor in swaying the undecideds




Just my two cents...

[Tiggeroshii]

6. I think you're right.

though there are more and more people crying "inexperience," I think if it happens they will probably retract their accusations.

[usregimechange]

7. That would sell and smell well.

[durtee librul]

9. Plus the repukes

are scared stiff of Edwards. They don't have 'dirt' on him like they do others...what's the worst they can say....he's a trial lawyer who defended little people from the big bad companies who screw us all regularly? Pulllleeez. His family is 'clean,' he's clean, he's smart and well spoken and yes I have to say it, he's from the south. They wanted NO part of him in the last election....and that's from a repuke friend who is a muckety muck in the party.

Obama - well, the jury is still out on him in my book as I haven't seen enough of him yet to make a rational decision. His speech at the Dem convention....I still carry it in my daytimer and when I get cranky, I pull it out.

[MeanBone]

21. I heard the same from an evangelical Republican I work with.

He said Edwards was the one that Republicans were afraid we would put at the top of the ticket. High likeability, all-American family, and he could run commercials with the kids he represented in his court cases, which would make any "trial lawyer" attack against him backfire on the Republicans. The fact that he's from Carolina and "talks Southern" would be the final nail in their coffin.

[venable]

30. heard the same fear of Edwards

from two different big republicans.
One a noted pollster, who confessed it after the election.
Another who said he heard it, personally, from Rove: "the only one in the dem primary field that scares me is Edwards".

I couldn't figure out why Rove was scared, but when his demonizing campaign got in full swing, I realized that he knew he could not demonize Edwards.

The Republican Party can not deal with John Edwards. He also takes a large number of 'economic republicans', who like his seriousness, and feel betrayed by Bush.

His numbers with Independents is through the roof.

Rove was scared.

[Skink]

10. I'd like to see dems keep both houses and get a mod R in office...

Then we could manufacture a Monica scandal. The press would have to go along with it. It would be so much fun.O8)

[beaconess]

11. I don't think Edwards would ever put Obama on his ticket.

[Catchawave]

12. Why not ?

Read Four Trials, then get back to me :hi:

[beaconess]

13. I've already read Four Trials, thank you. What's your point?

[Catchawave]

27. Your missing explanation "why" Obama wouldn't be

on an Edwards ticket.

Sorry, I get vexed on DU sometimes. Glad you read Four Trials :toast:

[rocktivity]

14. Not as frontrunners

But they'd each make perfect running mates--Obama in particular.

:headbang:
rocknation

[wisteria]

15. Too many teeth for my liking. n/t

[Infinite Hope]

16. Obama hasn't even run yet and I'm already sick of his name.

I want to see someone who has more experience. We've had inexperience long enough.

[beaconess]

31. Lieberman has lots more experience in the Senate

Maybe he should be the Democratic nominee.

:sarcasm:

[Moloch]

17. Obama/ Edwards

Why on earth would you want Edwards leading the ticket?

Edwards was a one-term senator and Obama has is in his first term. Whats more, Obama has actually proposed legislation while Edwards proposed none.

Also, Have you heard Obama speak? He's amazing and doesn't read off of a teleprompter... unlike Edwards who repeated the same speech ("two americas") over and over and over and over and over again.

[MeanBone]

18. 30% support is pretty darn high. The Republicans could not match this ticket.

Edwards/Obama would win in a landslide.

[upi402]

19. i agree

Welcome to DU!
:hi:

[MeanBone]

20. Thanks :)

Nice to be here :bounce:

[newyawker99]

24. Hi MeanBone!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[MeanBone]

33. Hi!

Nice to be here :toast:

[skipos]

22. TOO. MANY. SENATORS.

I like those guys but damn, we need some more non-senators in the 08 mix.

[jpwhite]

23. you mean they haven't been in Washington enough

When someone says that a person doesn't have enough "experience" what they are saying is that they haven't spent enough time in Washington. Which is exactly why I like Edwards and Obama. John Edwards is a lawyer, which means he has some expertise in the rule of law. John Edwards is can speak very well, and he represents the average American. Obama is also a great speaker and he has ideas "outside of the box". He hasn't been in Washington long enough to be corrupted by special interest groups.

That's why Edwards/Obama is a great ticket. I think Edwards/Richardson would work as well. To have a VP that is latino is a great move too. We are the party of the people, and we should have someone in the White House who represents all Americans.

James
[e-mail]

[Jai4WKC08]

25. No, it means they haven't served in govt enough

I'll give Obama credit for a few years in the state legislature. Edwards had NADA before his single senate term, and he spent a large part of that running for president.

Neither one of 'em knows much about how the federal bureaucracy works. A state governor would at least know how to manage his own state executive, and how it interacts with the feds.

[benny05]

29. But he understands the law

And has been elected to a national office, big one--the Senate. Ran his own business, understands economics too. Runs a poverty center and meets regularly with elected and former elected officals on domestic as well as foreign policy issues. Been invited several times to meet with foreign leaders in key nations.

next.

[LWolf]

26. Not in this lifetime. n/t

[bigriver]

28. Combined foreign relations experience? 0.

Combined executive experience? 0.

[Bullet1987]

32. You do realize...

Combined executive experience? 0.

You do realize that Obama serves on the Senate Foreign Relations committee right? So how can you come to the conclusion that he has 0 foreign relations experience when that's his main job?

I think Edwards/Obama would be a good ticket, but not a knockout one.