Reply #9: When Gant ran for Senate, the Helms machine "broke" the voting machines [View All]

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in black districts. Black voters lined up all day to vote. At 11 pm the Helms machine counted the number of people in line and realized that there were enough to change the outcome in the election. So they called the election at 11pm. Those voters stood in line for another hour even though the election had been called.

So the first thing Edwards did as a Senator was to give those people who stood in line a voice.

Elizabeth Edwards said that John Edwards ran for the Senate because they looked at Faircloth and his business friendliness and Clinton hatred and said, "we have to take that guy out."

So that's the second think he did as a Senator.

The third thing he did was that he helped bring a close to the impeachment, preserving Democracy. He was one of the judge/advocates who cross-examined witnesses and decided on the course of the proceedings. So, again, he preserved Democracy.

However, in the 6 years Edwards will have been in the senate, how many will have been in a Senate controlled by Dems? Three? Two and a half? So, the power of the fillibuster is all he'll have been able to exercise as a Senator.

What has Kerry done with the power and seniority? I don't know. However, I think Edwards has made a couple stands for Democracy that tell us where his presidency is going.