Obama has just as much experience as Edwards, so why was Edwards never called inexperienced?

[TAWS]

Many Hillary supporters treat Edwards with reverence but I do not remember them calling him inexperienced. So why is Obama's inexperience a big deal?

They both had virtually the same amount of time in the Senate. Edwards announced his presidential bid 4 years into his senate term and Obama 3 years into his term. Obama has more experience in public office if you count his time in the Illinois senate and he has co-sponsered more bills than Edwards did in his whole senate term.

Edwards spent his career as a trial attorney and Obama spent his time in the state senate, a university lecturer, and community organizer.

[SeattleGirl]

1. Because Edwards isn't black.

And I say that as a former Edwards supporter who switched to Obama after Edwards suspended his campaign.

[leftofcool]

2. Actually, he was a few time by the pundits

and he sure was in his run with Kerry

[buff2]

3. zzzzzzzzz

:boring: :cry: :nopity:

[DrFunkenstein]

4. All That Time He Spent as First Lady of Arkansas

He's had more than 135 years of experience, by my count.

[cynatnite]

5. Because he wasn't called inexperienced in 2004....

It was never an issue then so it makes little sense to make one of it in this election year. That's what I think.

[ecstatic]

6. Edwards has better hair?

:shrug:

I personally liked him in '03/'04. But in '08, I just didn't get it. How many times can one man re-invent himself before people notice that somethings fishy?

[woolldog]

7. Edwards had LESS experience

when he ran in 2004 than Obama does now. Edwards had only ever held one elected office when he ran for president, 4 years of the Senate.

I'll leave it to you to speculate why Obama has been treated differently.

[EFerrari]

8. It's not a big deal. His lack of experience having lunch with

the wives of dictators isn't a big problem.

[Noirceuil]

9. Because Edwards is Purrty!

An old lady said this to me a few months ago, "Edwards sure is a nice-lookin' purrty man".

[Slagathor]

10. If I recall, Cheney gave him a pretty good pantsing during the election

that basically made Edwards look inexperienced and intellectually naive. I think that the end result was that he came across as inexperienced.

[flor de jasmim]

11. JRE and HRC are of the same generation with a similar length of "life experience"

[bowens43]

12. Obama has more expereince than edwards or hillary.

[paperbag_ princess]

13. It has always been an issue for me...I like both, but supported neither nt

[bklyncowgirl]

14. I agree. That's one of the reasons I didn't support him--aside from the IWR of course

I always rated Obama above Edwards on experience.

In choosing a candidate I looked at experience, their positions on the issues and whether or not they voted for the Iraq war.

My first choice was Bill Richardson--seems I forgot on essential thing--how they look and sound on television.