Reply #9: Once again... [View All]

[AmericanDream]

People don't vote based on profiles... Warner's profile is actually not too close to Edwards' except for that they are both one-timers. Edwards was not widely popular in his state; warner is. And that is because Edwards was too liberal for his state; Warner is just moderate enough for his state. In Bill Clinton's words, Edwards could "talk an owl out of a tree"; Warner can't do that. Edwards brought poverty on the national scene; Warner is more interested in talking about the middle class. So, two very different men with very different approach to public policy. Like I said earlier, their politics and personalities are poles apart and I have no clue what mythical similarities you see between the two.

The only similarity is that in 02, the democratic consultants were lusting to work for Edwards; in 05, they are lusting to work for Warner. But their appeal is very different.