Sen. Edwards, D- NC, to run for president

[Imran Siddiqui]

I don't remember Bill Clinton being "the man in the light" or being powerful in the Democratic Party before he won the nomination in '92. Seems some of us are forgetting our history.

Yes, it does seem like that. Clinton gave the keynote address in 1988, during Dukaus's campaign. He was the head of the DLC, which was gaining immense power in the party. He was a highly successful governor of a Southern state. He was definitely a good candidate, and someone 'in the light'.

Edwards has the same chance of gaining the Democratic nomination as Lamar Alexander had in the Republican nomination of 2000.

[Dinner]

Originally posted by Drake Tungsten Edwards has the support of the DLC and Clinton himself, so I think it is far more likely that he will inherit Clinton's fundraising machine and political advice. It's happening right now, if the rumors floating around are true.

Clinton likes Edwards because he believe the dems need a southern candidate to have a chance to break the republicans control of the south. Still, with the right running mate Leiberman might actually make it.

Kerry has a snowballs chance in hell of getting elected. I remember his campaign in 1992 and it was undistinguished. He's a classic New England liberal who can't even pretend to be a moderate during election times so that means he can't carry the west (other the California) or the south (other then Florida). So it would be impossible for him to win.

[Dinner]

Before the Enron caused electricity crisis a year and a half ago California governor Grey Davis was in good shape to run. Since the electricity crisis and the budget deficit though Davis has seen his chance of running for President drop to zero.

[Drake Tungsten]

Clinton likes Edwards because he believe the dems need a southern candidate to have a chance to break the republicans control of the south.

Clinton is right. The Republicans aren't the only ones with a "southern strategy". Gore's great failure was that he couldn't carry the south, not even Tennesee.