Edwards should sign up for a Senate race

[jackson_dem]

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No offense to Democratic primary candidates Kay Hagan or Jim Neal, but it would likely take a political miracle for them to win election this year. Edwards is strong enough to pull off what North Carolinians know would be a huge upset and end the Democrats' presidential-year jinx. Further, he would have opportunity to answer his North Carolina critics who say he should have stayed and fought and won his Senate seat in 2004.

Imagine if Edwards were to recapture a Senate seat. As a high-profile Southern progressive, he'd return to the Senate with immediate credibility and the power to effectively drive his agenda. And if he were able to lead enactment of some substantial legislation -- universal health care, for example -- he would be extremely well positioned to run for president again in the future.

With John McCain as the likely Republican nominee, Edwards also can make an honest and compelling case that he worked closely with McCain in the Senate on campaign finance reform and on the Patients Bill of Rights. So North Carolinians of any political stripe would have some reason to support Edwards, regardless of their presidential vote.

It would be dramatic if Edwards even ran, win or lose. He'd be doing his party a big favor by making the race competitive and possibly winning the seat. He'd likely help down-ticket Democrats. He'd prove to doubters that his heart really is in his poverty agenda by showing that he's willing to pursue it as a presidential candidate or a Senate candidate. And even if he lost, he'd still be well positioned to accept a Cabinet post if a Democrat is elected president.

http://www.newsobserver.com/opinion/columns/story/960530.html

[WillYourVoteBCounted]

1. The filing deadline is Feb 29, next Friday

he needs to hurry up.

[Flabbergasted]

2. If he still has the dream of being president....Why not run for governor somewhere, sometime....?

[jackson_dem]

4. North Carolina has a gubernatorial election this year too

And I believe the filing deadline is in March.

I don't think he can ever be a viable candidate for president again unless he becomes vice president and runs in 2016 after the president has two successful terms. Given this I don't think he would run for anything to set up for another presidential run. He has to decide where he can make the biggest impact for his issues outside of the White House, whether that is outside politics like Gore or another elected position as governor or senator. He may become AG but that will only be, at most, a three or four year thing so it doesn't answer this long-term question for him.

[WillYourVoteBCounted]

5. He would have no problem winning

but people in NC were pretty pissed that he didn't do very much when he was
in the US Senate the first time.

I think he would make a good senator, but it was clear as soon as he was elected
that he wanted to be President.

He didn't show up to vote alot.

Unfortunately, people in NC didn't rally behind his 08 bid for president.

Many bought into the $400 hair cut and "fake" memes being pushed.

[Taverner]

3. I'm really hoping for John Edwards, AG

Either him or Spitzer