John Edwards: Two Down, One to Go
Former Senator John Edwards is a goooood talker. Well after all you don’t become a successful trial attorney and win a trip to the Senate if you cannot speak well. It also requires a reasonable degree of intelligence and education. There is no good way to fairly determine what kind of a man John Edwards is. But there are some conclusions to be drawn on publically available information as to how John Edwards is campaigning.
A quick trip to his campaign website displayed the following items. Today was established by John Edwards’ campaign to be National Day of Health Care Action. According to the website it is a promotion to “spread the word” about John Edwards’ plan for universal healthcare. Reminiscent of baby boomers, sax playing, 70’s music and Bill and Hillary announcing their flagship campaign idea of healthcare reform. That was 1992 and it is now 2007 with no relief in sight. Some have said the reason it went nowhere was no one in Congress was interested. It was political fear of the medical industry. Big Pharma, Big Insurance, Big Doctors and Hospitals, Big Biotech and Big Campaign contributions was what they were worried about. Although a noble endeavor there is no reason to be optimistic about politics changing in this millennium.
The remainder of the frontpage is his position to end the war by capping funds and withdrawal, contribute to the campaign, a “hope slogan” and “meet John Edwards. John Edwards is successful and speaks well but so was Bill Clinton and look what happened there. Trying to remain neutral on John Edwards is very difficult. And that doesn’t include the Marcotte/McEwan debacle. There is no candidate at the John Edwards campaign headquarters. In review that means a no vote on John Edwards and Hillary Clinton. Barack Obama is the next question mark.
Stanford Matthews
MoreWhat.com
February 26th, 2007 at 6:34 pm
There is no candidate at the John Edwards campaign headquarters.
I have no idea what you mean by this. I thought I’d leve you a note to see if you might give a better explanation for your conclusions.
February 26th, 2007 at 7:29 pm
Bill Clinton’s candidacy was among other things an appeal to the younger voters expressed as an invitation to have their voices heard in government/politics. This was an effort to extend the Clinton base. Clinton’s big initiative was reforming healthcare. It went nowhere.
All John Edwards’ website displays is withdrawal from Iraq, universal healthcare, an appeal for campaign contributions, a slogan for hope and a meet John Edwards link.
He borrows the Democratic party’s main mantra, Clinton’s failed flagship initiative and a few meaningless pieces of content as the lead page on a campaign website. This is the place a campaign should display its compelling case for electing their candidate. If this is the best they can do then they are heading for an expensive failure.
Maybe if John Edwards brought something new to the table or challenged party line as Lieberman has, he would mean something. It appears the simple case of a trial lawyer and one term Senator using his former professional skills to sway the electorate. Not convincing.
Withdraw from Iraq and a call to reform healthcare is nothing. Weighing in with an opinion on two issues is not an impressive appeal that would set one apart from the rest of the field.
Clinton is using the Clinton strategy. Edwards is using the Clinton strategy. Neither will prevail.