John Edwards' Learning Curve - WaPo

[rndmprsn]

Edwards did contrast his positions and that of the other liberals on the stage last night with Hillary, especially that vote for the Kyl/Lieberman/Iran war rez, well done Edwards.

http://blog.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2007/09/27/post_100.html



When John Edwards started his second campaign for president, he said the experience of having run for the White House in 2004 gave him one important advantage over others in the 2008 field.

"One thing that's changed about me is that I spent most of my time last time learning how to be a presidential candidate," he told me almost a year ago. "I didn't know how to do it. I woke up every day worrying about how to be a better candidate than I was yesterday."...

...But Edwards still found a way to draw a contrast with Clinton, arguing that she was prepared to keep U.S. troops in combat indefinitely. He said that, even if some residual forces were needed, he would prohibit their involvement in combat operations. It was a small difference but one designed to make Clinton unpopular with the party's antiwar constituency.

He was far more direct in criticizing Clinton over a Senate vote on Wednesday on a resolution urging President Bush to label the Iranian Revolution Guard a terrorist organization. Clinton supported the measure (in contrast to rivals Joe Biden and Chris Dodd) and Edwards took her to task by looping back to her support for the 2002 resolution authorizing Bush to go to war in Iraq.

[MethuenProgressive]

1. Another "Me!" moment from Edwards

"One thing that's changed about me is that I spent most of my time last time learning how to be a presidential candidate,"

He should've tried being a Vice Presidential candidate, instead of being invisible and useless.
Kerry/Clark would've won in '04.

[LSK]

2. thats funny, I recall watching him do events on CSPAN as a VP candidate

:shrug:

[MethuenProgressive]

4. "I spent most of my time last time learning how to be a presidential candidate,"

:shrug:

[LSK]

9. what? do you think he spent the whole time in a classroom or something?

Do you take everything so literally?

[MethuenProgressive]

10. what? you think he's lying?

:shrug:

[LSK]

16. no, I think you dont understand the quote

But like another poster said, thanks for keeping this kicked.

[rndmprsn]

3. i forgot 2004 was edwards fault....

hmmm...try again.

[MethuenProgressive]

5. At least he carried his own state! Oh, wait....

At least he stood up to the Swiftboaters! Oh, wait...
At least he... "spent most of my time last time learning how to be a presidential candidate,"
He shouldn't have quit the Senate.

[rndmprsn]

6. Haters...you bore me.

thanks for keeping this thread kicked though.

:)

[MethuenProgressive]

12. There you Edwardians go again: Disagreement = Hate

I want Progress, not another loss to the GOP because the Party has a crush on Mr. Nice yet again.

[rndmprsn]

13. Edwards beats every rethug in national polls...

"I want Progress, not another loss to the GOP because the Party has a crush on Mr. Nice yet again."

not that little things like FACTS will move a hater.

[MethuenProgressive]

14. How cute! Selective poll dancing!

Why do you hate the Democratic Party?

[rndmprsn]

15. yawn...

[w4rma]

7. You support Hillary, correct, MethuenProgressive?

Clark endorsed Hillary, just recently.

[MethuenProgressive]

11. Right now: Clinton, Obama, Richardson

Edwards has always been uncomfortably false, smarmy, and puppy-eyed. Sort of like the distant cousin you steer your daughters away from at wedding receptions. The GOP would crush him like the warmed over Dukakis he is.

[w4rma]

17. Weird point of view. (nt)

[JNelson6563]

19. Yeah, I think I saw the same stuff posted

over at FR. Sure looks alot like FR fodder.

Julie

[Lucinda]

8. They did win.

And his comments make sense to me.
I dont like the hit on Hillary re:the vote...but it's not going to stop me from supporting him..

[JNelson6563]

18. Wow, did we watch the same campaign?

We saw more of the Edwards' in MI than Kerry.

Julie