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Old 01-27-2008, 02:14 PM  
Atticus
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Edwards is by far the best candidate for the Democrats to take back control of the white house. Hard to throw the mud at a man who has used his legal background to fight big corporations and defend children plus has a wife battling cancer. However he's not the cool hip choice for "change". Whatever change means.

One of the biggest problems in this country is the growing divide between the haves and the have nots. Every one of Edwards policies from economic to health care to the environment has that in mind. It's amazing to me that he doesnt have more support, especially from the middle class.

Obama is a great speaker. But that doesnt make a good president and it helps, but doesnt overcome the fact that he doesnt have huge support among whites. And you WILL need the white vote to win in November.

I would take any one of the Democratic candidates (Clinton, Obama, Edwards) over anyone of the bumbling fools on the GOP side. Mainly to allow the Democratic controlled congress a chance to pass laws and do some good. Im just not sure why Democrtas fail to understand that Obama will have a difficult time winning in November. The republicans will love to throw mud at Hillary but Bill has proven they can overcome that in a general election. With Edwards having no shot currently a Clinton/Edwards or Obama ticket would have the best shot at getting the job done come November.

And on a side note its not racist or bigoted to point out that Obama receives only minimal support among whites and you need the white vote to win a general election. Thats just common sense and facts. Plus its fairly obvious that the black population is supporting Obama simply because he's black. It's not just a coincidence he's receiving 80+% of the black vote when his policies that would appeal to black voters and their economic status are actually less than what Edwards would push for.
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