Edwards, Not Hillary, is Dems' Best Chance

[jcrew2001]

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2007/10/edwards_not_hillary_is_dems_be.html

According to the latest conventional wisdom, Hillary Clinton is threatening to turn the Democratic presidential-nomination race into a rout. Key to her current appeal is the assumption that she's the party's most electable candidate. In a recent NBC/Wall Street Journal poll, 54 percent of Democrats described her as their best hope in 2008. (The other candidates lagged behind.)

There's only one problem with this faith in Clinton's electability: it's wrong. On paper, John Edwards is the party's best chance for a victory, even though his latest fundraising difficulties have made it increasingly unlikely that he will ever be the nominee.

Sure, Clinton often runs ahead of the Democratic pack in polls that track the candidates' strengths against possible GOP opponents. But that's because she has already assumed the role of a nominee, and the others have not. If Edwards or Barack Obama won the nomination, that air of certainty would transfer to either of them.

[BlueJac]

1. Hillary cannot win.............

If people don't vote for her, no matter what the polls say!


Remember the news has been canceled and also been rigged!

[gateley]

10. And no matter how much money she has. nt

[liberaldemocrat7]

17. John Edwards appears the least conservative of the group except for Kucinich, the liberal.

Edwards still has his plot point to the right of center on the political compass but the left most of the conservative Democrats.

[goodgd_yall]

20. That's right

He's a true liberal of the 70s era.

[calteacherguy]

15. Fortunately, the masses will be voting for her and she will win. nt

[Donnachaidh]

21. uh huh -- and pigs will fly before the election.

:eyes:

[Botany]

2. My gut feeling is that there is a multi-million dollar operation .....

... to tell us that it is over and Hillary has it locked up.

I never remember debates this early and endless campaigning almost 2
years out from the general election.

[Captain Hilts]

5. If they're that smart, then they should be running the country. nt

[jcrew2001]

8. is it really true there are 6 families running the country?

or was that just on the Unit.

But it is surprising "why Clinton is viewed as electable by only Democrats" but non-Democrats don't view Hillary as electable at all.

There's a very different paradigm from Democrats and non-Democrats. There seems to be 2 perceptions of reality, that are in direct conflict with one another. Usually its party politics, but in this case it is over just one person.

It will be up to the American majority to determine which paradigm is accurate.

[EST]

3. Expecting smart and enthusaistic at the same time from voters

is, perhaps, a bit unreasonable.

[Lucinda]

4. I think both Edwards and Clinton could easily beat the Repub candidate.

Provided JE can get some traction out of Iowa...

[Hieronymus]

6. Many great Democrats agree that Edwards is the best choice to win ..

against the republican candidate.

[BenDavid]

7. Also in either that poll or another major

poll the one thing folks were very positive about was Bill Clinton.....All those dems that are still so afraid the repubs will be going after Bill should be happy to know this poll degates that because people just like they did in the impeachment tried to tell the right wing not to impeach but they went ahead anyway and this time too if the right wing goes after Bill it will backfire....

Another item of interest is the fact that HRC has gone below the 40% mark in disapproval or unfavorable ratings....Last she poll was at 39% and now with an approval of 53% those numbers are very convincing....

Ben David

[jcrew2001]

9. I've come to realize that sexual harrassment is a serious issue in the workforce

but during the Clinton impeachment i was in college and did not understand the ramifications of the sexual harassment charges involving jones and lewinsky.

In addition, Clinton had just been re-elected president and could operate "above the law" because impeachment was an unlikely scenario.

But now as a private citizen, Bill will and should come under greater scrutiny for his extra-marital activities. He can no longer hide beneath the duties of the Presidency, but could be prosecuted or sued. I personally doubt he would repeat his transgressions as First Husband, but I believe that great Power comes great temptation and there will be more fish in the sea for him.

It will be certainly very interesting if he gets caught again.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

11. Did You Change Your Position Since This Morning?

jcrew2001 (1000+ posts) Sat Oct-06-07 04:18 AM
Response to Original message
23. I approve for the legalization of sexual harassment
there should never be punitive damages in any sexual harassment case.


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[tom_paine]

12. And that is why he will not be allowed to assume the throne

that is why the MSM has already been hyping Hillary.

I hope I am wrong, but I do not think so.

[struggle4progress]

13. Be careful with RealClearPolitics: it's a rightwing source. They do aggregate

some stuff from across the net -- but they have a very definite wingnut agenda

[calteacherguy]

14. I disagree. nt

[LWolf]

16. I don't think he's the BEST chance, but he's a better chance

than Clinton or Obama, anyway.

[illinoisprogressive]

18. anyone but Hillary is our best chance

[pingzing58]

19. Advice to Edwards camp - accent reduction therapy. I will vote for him in the primaries.