I really like Edwards as a campaigner

[buycitgo]

he's on CSPAN right now...from Friday

can't he be on everywhere all the time?

can't they make him MUCH more central to the campaign, exposure-wise?

get him on the discussion shows EVERY DAY! why can't they do that?
get him on ALL liberal radio shows....has he ever been on AAR?

there's just something about him that draws people in, even when he's criticizing his opponents

he can get AWAY with being negative, without seeming so

anybody else see this?

please tune in and see what you think

[mhr]

1. Just Finished His Book Four Trials - Very Heart-Warming

eom

[skooooo]

2. He's great at talking to people..

..and couching his message in ways that appeal to people's higher ideals.

[klook]

3. Yes, Edwards has great personal magnetism

He comes across like a genuinely good guy, sincere and not cynical at all. I'm sure many Republicans don't see him that way, but to me he's a breath of fresh air.

[buycitgo]

5. god....going back to the primaries

thinking that his relatively blank slate would yield much less fodder than Kerry's years in the senate.......not even knowing about the SBLiars, which could be the nail in his cross this time, just as Willie Horton sank Dukakis

they'd have had more trouble digging up dirt on him than Kerry; but it's too late for any recrim now

point is.....why not put him up there on equal footing with Kerry?

they did that in 2000 with the chimp: the reason people didn't worry about his lack of EVERY quality neceassary for a world leader was his entourage, chief of whom was the crashcart

Please, Kerry, wise up and USE the obvious resource at your elbow

bring him FORWARD!

[Julien Sorel]

10. They would have attacked him over his

inexperience. I liked Edwards too, and if Kerry doesn't win, I will probably be a default Edwards 2008 guy, but a blank slate also has problems.

[buycitgo]

13. I know; meant to bring that up.....sorta did w/Cheney 2000 ref

also know that he's got liabilties as trial lawyer, but he doesn't seem to have the range of vulnerabilities as Kerry, based mostly on his senate votes

not that these attack points are justified, but he seems more exposed than Edwards

EDIT: lost post I just made on Cheney/Bush 2000, where Cheney and retinue made up, supposedly, for dumbo's lack of ANY qualification for the office

[A_Possum]

16. Why do you think he's not "forward"

I see comments and press releases from him every day.

He hit back immediately on the Cheney speech with a great comment, citing the "gall" of Cheney to hail the dismantling of Libya's nuclear "program" (which wasn't even a program, more like pie-in-the-sky dreams) on the VERY SAME DAY that Iran announced it was going ahead with its nuclear program in the face of US and UN demands to stop.

I actually see more from Edwards than from Kerry.

[volosong]

23. I was supporting Edwards over Kerry. You can see why.

[blue neen]

4. Is that the one where he is in Wisconsin?

He just seems so genuine, so at ease.

[Droopy]

6. Yes

I saw some of it today and I agree. He comes across very warm and caring and it's not an act.

[buycitgo]

8. yep.......contrast his ease of expression with either of those

criminals on the other side

''It's very simple, when it comes to the end of the day: Whose side are you on? Whose side are you on? The president has proven whose side he's on: Halliburton, the drug companies.''

[blue neen]

12. Also liked when he said "We've had it with this!"

referring to the attacks on Kerry.

And he said that with conviction!

[sonicx]

7. edwards is a cool guy...

Kerry was right to pick him. Hopefully he'll be president in 2012.

btw, how many people were there?

[Waverley_Hills_Hiker]

9. Best trial lawyer in the USA...WHERE IS HE?

The Dems need to use him and use him NOW....

[Gregorian]

11. Well, that was good stuff!

Edwards just gave a firey, convincing speech. I loved the part about why the republicans were angry at their convention- We'\re they angry that your health insurance premiums went up? Were they angry that you lost your job? I feel that they are fighting, where Gore was not. I sense the difference. I don't see the eye gouging I would like to hear, but I do believe we are in for fireworks. Finally, I see Edwards as the man to do the job. It certain should be expected, coming from a trial lawyer.

[xray s]

17. Edwards is perfect to take apart Bush

He has an iron fist in a velvet glove.

He is trained to persuade.

I think kerry made a great choice when he picked Edwards.

[elfin]

14. Just finished watching it

Banishes all gloom and doom to see him in action. Excellent campaign speech. Great sound bites - which, of course, will never be seen away from CSpan.

[catbert836]

15. If I'd had my way, he'd be running for President

But no one asked me. This way, he's a great asset.

[buycitgo]

19. he LIFTS the spirits, doesn't he?

contrast that to the likes of Cheney, Ghouliani, or, for chrissake,
Zell Miller!

real up kinda guys, aren't they?

ALL they run on is fear, fear, and MORE fear

even the librul media says the only thing Bush has a substantial edge over Kerry is TERROR. as long as they concentrate on that, and Kerry smears, the edge is theirs.

If Kerry can get his message out....fat chance, given media dementia over irrelevancies, he has a chance

[the Kelly Gang]

18. what a decent man he seems to be : Edwards is the type of politician

who gives you hope again..intelligent, personable ..

[Triana]

20. I've seen it. He has what they call...

...an iron fist in a velvet glove.

;)

He's an awesome speaker, extremely good lawyer (always for the 'little guy', the 'underdog' - which is why the Repigs hate him).

I voted for him for Senate when I lived there...he's great! It's great to be able to vote for him for VP now!

[Glenda]

21. I saw him on TV today, and it made me feel happy again n/t

[newyawker99]

24. Hi Glenda!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[Minimus]

22. he is an awesome speaker-even off the cuff

I live in NC and have always been a big fan. Even though I knew he would one day make a great prez, I was worried when he decided to run this year because I thought he was getting in too soon. I was so happy Kerry picked him. Things have a way of working out, eh?

btw - Kerry is speaking here on Wednesday! Woo Hoo! I can't wait. I will take pics and report back.