John Edwards will be a GREAT president!

[Sapphire Blue]

Some of you agree w/that statement.

Some of you disagree w/that statement.

Those of you who disagree, please post positive info about the candidate that you support and why you support him/her.




Transformational Change For America And The World - JOHN EDWARDS for PRESIDENT 2008

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"I'm proposing we set a national goal of eliminating poverty in the next 30 years." - JOHN EDWARDS 08

Silence is Betrayal - JOHN EDWARDS 08

Moral Leadership - JOHN EDWARDS 08

Ending Poverty in America

[Christa]

1. I am a great supporter of Edwards

:toast: :bounce: :toast: :bounce:

Pity the mainstream media doesn't like him - and who controls them?

:mad:

[William769]

2. Whoever we elect will be a great President

Considering what we have had for the past 7 years.

[Cabcere]

11. Seriously...my dog would be a welcome change from the current doofus-in-chief.

;) (No disrespect meant to my dog, or any dogs, of course.)

[Sapphire Blue]

15. !

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[La Lioness Priyanka]

40. excellent point.

:thumbsup:

[Triana]

3. Won't get no argumentum from me about that!!

I'd be interested to see what folks write about their favorite candidate if it isn't Edwards tho. I haven't kept up with all of them (too much stuff to keep up with) so may have missed something or not considered another point of view.

[Catchawave]

4. I support JRE first, but ALL the other Dems too.

I hate to see any candidates *smooshed* on DU, because then we become lower than the pond scum better known as Free Republic :cry:

[Sapphire Blue]

23. I feel the same way.

And hate to see the *smooshing*, too. I'll be interested in the positive posts from the *smooshers*... that is, if there are any.

[Critters2]

5. Haven't decided who I'll support in the primary

but it won't be Edwards. Sponsorship of the IWR is inexcusable.

[Sapphire Blue]

9. Do you have anything POSITIVE to say about any of the candidates? Any reasons why you might...

... consider supporting any of them?

[Critters2]

12. Obama has been consistently against the war. nt

[Dawgs]

6. Obama has always been against the war.

Watch this video--> http://www.barackobama.com/tv/index.php?bcpid=416308493&bctid=659820802

John Edwards praised Obama for many of his plans in the last debate; I like Edwards as well.

Obama is electable; his strong disapprovals are low and he has a lot of support.

He comes from my generation.

[Sapphire Blue]

16. Thanks, Dawgs! Great video! This is the kind of response I was hoping for!

Obama deserves much praise, and yes, he is electable.

[jsamuel]

29. Those reasons are big among many Obama supporters.

I can understand those even though I disagree. I always appreciated being able to understand why people support another candidate even if I prefer another. The thing I don't like is when no one can tell me why they support their candidate, only that they hate everyone else. Thanks for the positive info on Obama.

[waiting for hope]

7. I agree whole heartedly....

Edwards will and IS going to be a Great President. In so many levels, he speaks for a vast majority of Americans and I feel deep in my heart he will keep his promises.

[Snotcicles]

8. No one is perfect

and everybody will make mistakes.
It takes real character to acknowledge your mistakes learn from them and move on with that wisdom.
Edwards does that. I trust him because he is willing to step up and stand up to the status quo to help us as a nation, all of us, get a fair break and a chance at a good life. There are things I like about all the Democratic candidates and anyone one them would be far better then any Republican out there but I truly believe John Edwards has the best intentions for the common good and is indebted to no one.

[etherealtruth]

10. Well, Edwards is my number one pick ...

... but, I can say (with out reservation) that any one of the candidates on the stage for the Dem debate will be a tremendous improvement over George W Bush

[SergeyDovlatov]

13. Kucinich

I believe that Kucinich will not only stop the Iraq war, but also try to reverse foreign policy of intervention.
I don't trust front-runners will do something as radical as a foreign policy overhaul.

[Critters2]

14. True that. I like Kucinich! nt

[elocs]

17. There is nothing wrong with liking or admiring Kucinich,

but the absolute take it to the bank reality is that he will never, never get the nomination. Any discussion otherwise is purely academic. My own Senator Feingold is a great and courageous senator who has the courage of his convictions, being the lone vote against the Patriot Act and he came to the logical realization that he could not get the Democratic nomination for president. The reality is that the best person does not always get the nomination and even if they did they would have little chance of being elected.

[lonestarnot]

18. You an American decider?

[elocs]

19. I am a realist, like Senator Feingold. n/t

[lonestarnot]

20. So be real. Dennis is getting the antiwar oil theiv'n message out and I like it! And he has my

vote in the primary.

[elocs]

21. Getting out his message is his role. It will be again in 2012, 2016, and 2020.

Nothing wrong with that, but Americans will look upon that as his niche in the political presidential primary spectrum. I like Kucinich, but I will not vote for him in the primary. I will vote for somebody who actually has a chance to win, that is, if it even matters by the time Wisconsin votes.

[Sapphire Blue]

31. I wonder what Kucinich's chances would be if people actually voted their consciences, rather than...

... vote for another candidate because they think Kucinich 'doesn't stand a chance'. Every vote for the other candidate lessens his chances... kind of a self fulfilling prophecy.

[elocs]

33. Alas, you must live in this imperfect world with its imperfect humans,

on the wrong side of paradise. Have you considered the possibility that the majority of people might actually prefer somebody else and it is not simply that Kucinich "doesn't stand a chance"?

[Sapphire Blue]

34. I support Edwards. If Edwards were not in the race, I would more than likely support Kucinich.

I appreciate his positions on most of the issues, though he doesn't address poverty as directly as Edwards does. It really bothers me when people say that 'he doesn't stand a chance' or 'he's not really a serious candidate'. He is one of the best that we have, consistently on the side of the people. He is a serious candidate. Can he get elected? Yes, if he were treated as the serious & qualified candidate that he is.

[elocs]

36. Was George McGovern qualified to be president?

I cast my first presidential vote for him in 1972. Sometimes just because you are qualified or have good ideas mean that most Americans will vote for you. That's just the way it is and we had better take electability into consideration if we do not want another Republican president.

[Sapphire Blue]

37. Electability? Ronald Reagan was 'electable'... and elected. I sure as hell didn't vote for him.

There's more to voting than 'electability'.

[elocs]

39. Electability simply means being able to get more votes than your opponent.

You didn't vote for Reagan, but 43,898,770 people did compared to the 35,489,948 who voted for Carter. Third party candidate John Anderson got a respectable 5.719,222 votes, but he knew all along that in reality he was not electable even though many thought he had good ideas and he was able to communicate those ideas through running. The same is true for Kucinich even if everybody who thinks his ideas are great votes for him, there are far to many who do not. Arguing whether he can win or not is academic because he will not get the nomination. You and I both know that is true and really, really wishing something would come true does not make it happen, otherwise I would have won the Powerball by now.

[Sapphire Blue]

45. Electability means voting for the one that people most want to have a beer with.

It really is time to vote for the best person for the job... and that job ain't getting drunk & having to hold on to the podium to stay upright.

[jmowreader]

51. Brian Schweitzer leads in the "good guy to have a beer with" department

Everyone in America would want to have a beer with Brian Schweitzer. People who don't even LIKE beer would want to have a beer with Governor Schweitzer.

Fortunately for us, he's actually smart enough to be president.

If Schweitzer doesn't run, I'll take Richardson first, then Edwards, Hillary and Obama. That "governor" thing is still important.

[Critters2]

41. Kerry got the nomination because he was "electable"

I SOOOO remember that meme from the caucuses. Kerry was electable. So he got the nomination. But didn't get elected.

We need to stop worrying about electability, and nominate the best person for the job.

[elocs]

52. Kerry should have been elected, but ran a poor campaign to say the least.

Even the best team can lose if it plays like crap. Being qualified is no guarantee of being elected. The majority of Americans need to think that a candidate is the best, not just the left wing of the Democratic Party. I am a Liberal, but I am also pragmatic and realize that my views are a minority in this country and I want a Democratic president elected and not simply be satisfied that my liberal choice was nominated although they had no chance of winning the general election. We need to nominate the best candidate which has a good chance of being elected. Otherwise there will be another 4 years of bitching about a Republican president.

[Colobo]

44. And he will win the primary, right? LOL!

[Sapphire Blue]

48. Such positive info about the candidate that you support and why you support him/her!

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[BrklynLiberal]

22. Right now. Edwards gets my vote.

Cannot imagine anything that would change that...but one never knows.

[jarnocan]

24. Gore, Edwards, Kucinich, Obama all have great qualities I think:) nt

[GreenArrow]

25. Of those running, I prefer Kucinich

but the country is not ready for what he offers, and what a Kucinich Presidency would require us change in the ways we think about ourselves as a nation. That being said, just to mention a few things, he has been right about Iraq since day one, is the only candidate (Gravel also?) considering an utterly essential reduction in military spending and focus, and has the best healthcare plan going.

Of those that are electable -- and I reckon Clinton, Obama, and Edwards could all conceivably win a national election -- I'm not enthusiastic about any of them, nor am I hopeful about the direction of the country in general whether any of them or their death eating Republican opponents are elected.

[Sapphire Blue]

28. Do you ever post positive & informative threads about Kucinich?

It would be great to see more Kucinich threads here on DU... there really aren't many at all.

Can you also provide some information about how/if he would address poverty issues as president?

[jsamuel]

26. Wow, there are too many reasons to list here. Search my posts.

Poverty, environment, REALITY IN "TERROR WAR", honesty, ......

[Sapphire Blue]

30. Yes, there are many, many reasons to support Edwards! I was hoping to hear from those...

... who don't support Edwards... those who make their dislike of Edwards known by posting repetitive negative comments on Edwards threads. I'd really like to hear something positive from them about the candidates that they support. Wouldn't that be nice for a change?

[Blackhatjack]

27. Edwards would 'transform' not only the government, but the people in this country...

How refreshing would it be to know we had someone in the Oval Office who would put the interests of the people ahead of the interests of the corporations and the ultra rich?

[jgraz]

32. I'm supporting Gravel

Because America needs a Grandpa.

[Sapphire Blue]

35. Didn't people feel that way about Reagan?

[B Calm]

38. Right now I feel Edwards is the only democratic candidate that can win.

I'm sure as hell not impressed with the right-wingers choice for the democrats, Hillary Clinton.

[AnnInLa]

42. I agree with your statement

He is the most Progressive of the herd.

However, I will support, with all my heart/effort, whoever the Dem nominee is, because another republic president is too painful to think about.

[Sapphire Blue]

46. Supporting & GOTV for the Dem nominee is something we all need to focus on...

... as we approach November 2008! Think landslide!!!

[Colobo]

43. He needs to win the primary first

[DiverDave]

47. I voted for John Edwards in the last primary

and will do so again.

I do believe he would make a great president.

[dk2]

49. John Edwards for me !

Health care - is major.

[Vinca]

50. I'm not really supporting anyone at this point, but give credit to

Kucinich for offering the only universal, single payer, health care option. The others are for universal insurance.