Madeleine Stowe Thinks John Edwards is in the Driver's Seat

[waiting for hope]

by Choire Sicha | January 5, 2008

Mike Huckabee may have the Chuck Norris voter all locked up--but Madeleine Stowe is continuing her Iowa push for John Edwards here in New Hampshire. I talked to the actress ("Twelve Monkies"! "Last of the Mohicans"! Last year's NBC mid-season replacement show "Raines," starring Jeff Goldbum and canceled after seven episodes!) this morning. She believes that John Edwards is driving the talking points of Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton.

"Both Hillary and Barack had to move the direction they were heading because of him," she said. For instance, she said, his longstanding talk about "corporate America" has forced those other two to address those issues.

"He's been outspent 6 to 1 in Iowa," she said. And: "John is the only one of the Democratic guys who beats the Republicans in head to head matchups." Well, here's one Edwards voter that Clinton and Obama won't steal! Hi-o!

http://www.nyobserver.com/2008/madeleine-stowe-thinks-john-edwards-drivers-seat-0

:bounce: :bounce: !!

[Catchawave]

1. Nice article

That's for the upbeat :D :hi:

[waiting for hope]

3. Always happy to add some Bounce!

:bounce: :hi:

[peoli]

2. Madeleine Stowe is the best thing about the John Edwards campaign

[krkaufman]

9. huh?

[Tactical Progressive]

4. Always liked her as an actress.

Didn't know she was political. That makes her even better.

And, as a Hillary supporter, let me say that I think she's right. John Edwards' platform is definitely having a positive effect on the election, and hopefully, in the governance afterwards.

If Hillary wins I'm hoping that she pulls John on as VP. After about two years of thinking about this I haven't been able to come up with anybody I think would be better. I had originally thought maybe Wes Clark, but over the past year or so I keep coming back to John Edwards.

Oooh, and wouldn't Madeline Stowe make a great Press Secretary to the VP.

[Hieronymus]

5. Edwards certainly is changing the direction of the other candidates...

I've always liked Ms Stowe, too.

[RufusTFirefly]

6. Monkies?

What is that? A nickname for friars?

It's "Monkeys." Sheesh. Orthography is dead.

Always liked Madeleine Stowe though. Congrats to JE.

[Bluebear]

7. Maybe the movie took place in a monastery?

:)

[bleever]

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