Not Dean, not Kerry, but......Edwards?

[Sal316]

Today in my email box through the YDAZ listserv I found out that the Head of College Democrats endorsed Edwards.


HEAD OF COLLEGE DEMOCRATS ENDORSES EDWARDS FOR PRESIDENT

RALEIGH, NC: The Edwards for President campaign announced
today that Ashley Bell, the national head of the College Democrats
of America, has endorsed Senator John Edwards (D-NC) for president.

"Young people are aching for real leadership on the issues
that matter to our lives. Today graduates are struggling to find
jobs," said Ashley Bell, national president of the College
Democrats. "John Edwards will make the first year of college free
and has a plan to create jobs for the college graduates this
administration has neglected. He is our best hope of winning back
the White House."

"I'm proud to have the support of Ashley and thousands of
students like him," Edwards said. "He and the College Democrats
aren't just the next generation of Democrats, their work is relevant
now. Their energy is breathing new life into the party and their
idealism reminds us all of what we're fighting for."

The College Democrats of America is the official student
outreach arm of the Democratic Party. With more than 475 chapters on
campuses across the nation, the organization trains new generations
of progressive activists, and shapes the Democratic Party with
voices from America's youth.


Mods...I apologize if this is a dupe, but I hadn't seen any mention of this.

Talk amongst yourselves, I have an errand to run and will be back in about a half hour.

[AP]

1. This makes so much sense to me.

Nobody else is talking as much about middle class opportunity than Edwards, and that's what's on these college students' minds -- joining that middle class.

[jenk]

2. yes sir, Edwards is building some momentum

finally!

[sandnsea]

3. He has no real baggage

That's the best thing about Edwards. And he's already taken his law career and turned it right around as fighting against greedy corporations his entire life. With Enron et al, and the sweetheart Iraq deals, people are going to be more than ready for that message.

And he's consistent. He has never done poorly at a debate. He's never made any gaffs in anything he's said. If he can come across as credible in world affairs, he could jump ahead of everybody.

Yeah yeah, IWR, Patriot Act, Homeland Security. Nobody else cares. In fact, Bush is pushing to give the police even more authority as we speak.

[rwheeler31]

8. good choice

very glad you are paying attention.

[JohnKleeb]

9. I tell you this sand

I am a Kucinich supporter and I dont like IWR and the patriot act but I do like Senator Edwards, he has a very anti corporate viewpoint which I like, I also think hes a good senator and I would gladly trade for him, I also like how he put himself through law school and stood up against the corporations, and he also is in the self made club, Gephardt, Kucinich, Sharpton?, and Mosley Braun? are also members lol, its a bad way of saying it, I am saying i like Edwards for being self made and the fact that he is an excellent lawyer who stands up to corporations, and an honorable senator too. I can see why Kucinich likes this guy. Congrads on the endorsement, Edwards supporters.

[WhoCountsTheVotes]

13. I agree

Kucinich is my favorite too, but Edwards is great as far as I'm concerned. I hate that he sold out to vote for IWR and the (anti-)PATRIOT act, but I understand how politics works, and I wouldn't want to get killed by anthrax either.

Oh and far as the self made club, I'm pretty sure Sharpton is in there, and Moseley-Braun grew up middle class from what I can tell. Both of them are great in my book.

Kucinich, Edwards, Gephardt, Clark and Moseley-Braun would all be a million times better as President than the incompetent fool that we have now. Actually, JK, I'd vote for you over Bush anyday :)

[JI7]

4. edwards has a good college plan

i have been saying edwards should not be written off for some time.

[frank frankly]

14. I like the college plan VERY much

I haven't heard Edwards explain why he voted for this war--that's my main question for him. I like him, though. I hope his campaign does well.

[sandnsea]

5. And SEIU, maybe not waiting for Clark

SEIU members before Monday didn't know much about Edwards. But he "introduced himself powerfully, and moved from having almost no support to being one of the top three candidates that the members leaving this conference are interested in," Stern said.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20030910/ap_on_el_pr/democrats_labor_7

[eleny]

6. Last night during the debate

I had the thought that Edwards was going to be the next vice president. And that's not a put down or an attempt to make him less important. Every time I see him on C-Span on the campaign trail, he's so sincere, articulate and impressive. He's very down to earth and has much appeal ith his message like a drum beat. And he's also from the south which we know is so important.

If he is the vp candidate in the end, I think he will be an enormous help to the ticket as well as being a very involved veep after they win the election. It's a very important job these days. He's definitely one of the good guys in my book.

[AP]

11. It will be 44 years since a primary loser was picked to be VP

And LBJ's entire thing was that he was all political machine, and had little direct appeal to the public. Kennedy needed him for his access to the Dem Machine, and LBJ needed Kennedy because he was never going to make it to the top (nationally) without hitching a ride on someone else's charisma and personality.

[PurityOfEssence]

18. Well...by the Democrats, that is

Poppy "voodoo economics" Bush was co-opted by Reagan in 1980.

[AP]

22. Oh yeah. Same pattern, however. ATXan withsuch a flawed public

persona that he could only win the top job by attaching himself to a more charismatic president and waiting 4 years. Both LBJ and GHWB (isn't that a date rape drug?) were the real string-pullers in the party which the eventual nominee felt compelled to invite on board lest that not get the support of the party machine.

Oddly, LBJ had to wait only 3 years to take the reigns, and Bush almost experienced the same fate.

It seems like Bush learned the lesson Reagan and JFK didn't. If you don't want to get shot at, make sure your VP is a ninconpoop.

[GalleryGod]

24. Ah,Yes! The Good old Daze!

In a smoke filled room with Mike Deaver and Ed Meese!:hangover:

[THUNDER HANDS]

7. he was bound to rise

once he fully declared his candidacy by not seeking reelection to the Senate.

It was a HUGE gamble on his part, but I think he could be a real sleeper.

I think he could seriously challenge and hurt, of all the Democrats, Gephardt the most.

The final election could come down to John Edwards vs. Howard Dean and that would be a dandy little debate I'd love to see.

[uptohere]

17. given Edward's oratorial skills I don't doubt the outcome

of a mano a mano with Dr Dean.

[newsguyatl]

10. i like edwards

very much, and always have... especially being a native north carolinian... he'll definitely get a bump with his announcement next week... it'll be interesting to see where it goes from there...


my big hold out for edwards, however, is his war vote. i still don't understand or accept his reasonings for it.


with that said however, edwards remains in my top three choices...

[alexwcovington]

12. Not MY College Dems, Who the hell does she think she is?!

They can't tack on her organization like that. We're for Dean at UND!

[spooky3]

15. I am confused

Is the president representing the organization, who authorized her to say this on their behalf, or is she just stating her own views?

Like many of you, I have liked Edwards from the time I read an eloquent article on health care that he wrote. I don't know why he has not gotten more attention, other than that most Americans seem to view politics as boring or irrelevant to their daily lives.

It's nice to have some great choices among the candidates.

[ShaneGR]

16. National can endorse.... are you dues paying

I'm at UA in Ohio and we have no say over who national backs. Besides, this is just her personal endoresment.

BTW, I like Edwards. I like Dean too.

[PurityOfEssence]

19. The other crossover appeal

He appeals to educated and uneducated just as he appeals to the smart and the not-so-smart.

The latter is one of the historical bugaboos of American public life: to find a way to not be hated for being intelligent. Jimmy Carter was very successful at that, but unfortunately not at much else. (I think he was a good President and definitely a decent man, but he was abysmally star-crossed by events in his term.)

Edwards is obviously very smart and appeals to the intelligent who know how important and devilishly complex the job of the Presidency is. He is also warm and involving without being concescending or patronizing. Ya get the feeling that this guy really wants everyone to get a fair shake. Top this off with Southern appeal, looks and a bit of sweet clunkiness, and he's a winner. Didn't you love him uncontrollably laughing and mock-protesting at how daunting it was to have to follow some bravura stumping by Sharpton? There's an element of lack of control that's human in that.

Can you think of any other candidate who would be well-liked by as broad a demographic?

But enough Hagiography; it's heartening to hear the responses.

[oasis]

20. It's so nice to finally post on a thread that is positive.

I was impressed with Edward"s performance in the debate. He took the high road while there was infighting among others.

[Rooktoven]

21. Edwards is by far the best messenger we could hope for

Though, I know we all differ on positions... His background and calm eloqunce are perfect to sell to middle america. He would guarantee us the largest margin of victory we could get.

FWIW, I got a feeling he'd be the next president before he started going to NH, etc.

[stickdog]

23. Weird.

This doesn't merit an announcement on their site:

http://www.collegedems.com/

Is this the personal endorsement of a single college student or does it mean something more?