I Think John Edwards Is A Rising Star In The Democratic Party.

[DEM FAN]

He Has A Bright Future. :-)

[MasonJar]

1. Sounds good to me.

[JuniorPlankton]

2. According to the freepers he is a

"Clinton without the zipper problem".

[lancdem]

6. I think some Dems think that, too

I wouldn't disagree.

[oasis]

9. They should love Edwards. He immunizes America against Hillary being prez.

edit to add: If Edwards is VP for eight years.

[DjTj]

3. Rising all the way to the White House!

[Forkboy]

4. He's run a perfect campaign for 2008

the better he does now the better he'll do then.And he's done very well so far imo.

[murielm99]

5. They will jump all over his lack of political experience.

Although shrub had a scant five years before they put him up for the presidency.

I worry. I think we need him in the senate, and now he is not going to be there.

I do like him, though.

[dad]

7. .

If he doesn't get the VP slot, what's he gonna do next?

[baby_bear]

8. exactly my concern, canigeta

I was perplexed by his decision to not run for the Senate again. If he doesn't get offered (and accept) the VP ticket, what will he be? He's too inexperienced to be a statesman for the party.

s_m

[HereSince1628]

10. He needs to quit the "I talk funny" thing, if he really wants to be

a national leader.

It's ok to HAVE a regional accent, doesn't everyone? But his constant reference to it makes him look regional.

[pezcore64]

11. I totally and completely

Agree with you 100%!!

Im a Dean supporter too, but I cant wait to see what Edwards has in store for years to come. Hes a smooth talker, smart, and he actually does care about people, which is a rarity these days if you ask me.

[jmaier]

12. Hmmm

He either wins the nomination, secures a VP slot, or pretty much goes away. He's going to be out of the Senate so his next shot at a platform is the governor's race in '06 (I think).

Heck, Gore won more votes than Bush and he couldn't secure party loyalty for the race in '04 -- Edwards will be a footnote by '08.

[maxr4clark]

13. He can always go back to making money

by advocating for the injured against big businesses...if his ego can stand the idea of having been turned away from the national spotlight.