I am leaning toward Edwards mostly because I think he has the best shot at getting elected

[Quixote1818]

I like all the candidates and think they all would make good or great presidents however right now I am leaning toward Edwards mostly because I think he would be very hard to beat in a National Election. I would support Gore if he got in but I actually think Edwards is more electable than Gore. I also like Hillary but I am afraid she is too much of a Republican uniter. The Republican base will be out voting like a cloud of locusts if Hillary gets the nomination. She still might win but someone like Edwards won't put a fire under the GOP base and might actually get a few moderate Republican votes.

I am desperate for a Democratic President and not in a gambling mood these days. I suspect we will see the same mood in Iowa and New Hampshire 48 hours before they vote. My money is that either Edwards or Biden will end up with the nomination based on electability in the National Election.

[illinoisprogressive]

1. good luck with your choice. alot to think about in choosing.

I don't support Edwards but, I don't mind him. i like the guy I just support my candidate.
Good luck with your candidate.
shake hands....lol

[Quixote1818]

2. I like Obama too

I think he is very electable as well.

[illinoisprogressive]

3. I hope it will be either Obama, Edwards or by miracle Gore.

[Quixote1818]

4. I think Obama would be the most inspiring leader

He would be very beloved and a great uniter.

[jsamuel]

I think the same about Edwards, especially the South vs North thing.

I think he could bring us together, if only in the Democratic Party.

[MadBadger]

5. Never thought I would be able to say this: I think Obama is the most electable

Just look at the past month. Conservatives are slamming Edwards week after week with anything they can find. Everything he seems to do these days lands him on Fox Noise and infuriates the right. I'm afraid that Hillary Clinto will also energize the base to come out in huge numbers to vote against her.

[jsamuel]

6. Hehe, that is on purpose. They attack the most threatening first and hardest.

Based on what I have seen in the past. But Fox News is growing increasingly irrelevant and Edwards has repeatedly been winning by wider (double digit) margins than the other Dems against Republicans in the polls.

[MadBadger]

7. Let me tackle everything you just said

First of all, as much as I would like this to be true, I dont think FNC is becoming more irrevelant. They are still number one by a huge margin in cable news and are still very powerful. The criticism isnt only from FNC as well. I have seen it on MSNBC, the Wash Post, and even late night talk shows (see haircut). Also, I have seen the polls that match him against others and he only wins in double digits against Mitt, but so does Hillary and Obama. He would beat McCain and Guiliani, but so would Obama.

[Sapphire Blue]

15. Oh for heaven's sake! Let's just vote for the one we want to have a beer with.

:sarcasm: :sarcasm: :sarcasm: :sarcasm: :sarcasm:

[Auggie]

21. Don't laugh -- that's what usually happens

[Bucky]

8. I think they're going after Edwards cause they don't have a bead on him.

They've already got their smears lined up for Obama and Clinton. Edwards is a harder target, so I think I hear a note of desperation in the smears leveled at him. Frankly some the whispers may be coming from our side of the fence too. No problem with that, given that whatever smears Democrats can come up with, Republicans can think up too (and can usually do much worse).

That said, Obama is the one who seems to do better in the polls right now. He outpolls every Republican he's paired against, while Edwards scores about where Clinton does: losing closely to Giuliani or McCain, but trouncing Thompson or Romney. See Polling Report.com for details.

[spooky3]

16. The people who watch Faux Noise are NEVER going to vote for a

Democratic candidate, unless it's Lieberman, and even then the votes will be few.

If a punch lands at FN, it is irrelevant. The average non-Faux citizen simply does not care enough about the candidates right now. The one advantage of this is that all the silly trumped up stories that the RW media try to plant now about Edwards, Obama, Clinton or anyone else are basically ignored. The average person right now cares about Iraq, gas prices, and whether they perceive anything is being done about either problem, and if they think neither party is (regardless of the reasons, they're not happy. I wish that weren't true, but I see too much evidence to think otherwise.

[Sapphire Blue]

22. Lieberman is electable! Let's vote for Lieberman!

:sarcasm: :sarcasm: :sarcasm: :sarcasm: :sarcasm:

[spooky3]

27. aagh, my eyes, my eyes!

:hi:

[judaspriestess]

9. I like Edwards too

then Kucinich and finally Bill Richardson. We just heard Mr. Richardson speak tonite as a matter of fact here in Vegas. He's ok with me.

[aquart]

10. I favor Edwards.

But not for your reason which I think is both sucky and cynical.

[Quixote1818]

13. Sorry to disapoint you

The only person I would support over Edwards is Gore. The rest of them are all about the same to me. I like them all.

[The_Casual_Observer]

11. After this summer, we will be able to win even if we don't run anybody.

[FogerRox]

12. Edwards is tops on my list.

I think he would make a good president, I think Gore will run & win & make an incredible president.

[elocs]

14. Well, being able to get elected is a rather important quality of any candidate.

I mean, that is the ultimate point, right?

[ValiantBlue]

17. Unfortunately it may be for some people

But in my opinion it is dangerous to go for a candidate mainly based on electability. It could be a factor, but should not be the main factor.

Edwards is a savvy man with great ideas for our nation, but I do not trust (nor believe in) his foreign policy ideas. He has been consistent with taking a hard line stance with Iran. Not like Obama and HRC have not taken a stance on Iran either. But Edwards' stance on Iran is very Neo Conish.

[elocs]

19. Fortunately we have more than one candidate who is very electable.

Unfortunately not each and every one of us can have our own personal perfect candidate whose stances on the issues lines up exactly with each of our own beliefs and passes our own personal litmus test. The reality is that you can't always get what you exactly want. Actually, rarely do you get what you exactly want.

[newyawker99]

20. Hi ValiantBlue

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[Beelzebud]

18. Kerry was our electable candidate last cycle. I'm voting for who I want this time.

Even if it means I have to write the name in.

[Quixote1818]

24. Kerry was not our electable candidate last time.

He was one of the least electable in my view. Clark and Edwards were much more electable than Kerry.

[Pyrzqxgl]

23. Edwards is my choice at this point.

If the only fault the Repubs can find with him is an expensive haircut (I'd like to see Hilary's beauty shop bill, or Romney's for that matter) he ought to be a shoo in in November. We are not speaking (in any threads I've seen) the politicly incorrect reasons why Hilary & Obama might not be electable. We
live in a very racist & sexist country & that bothers me a lot, but on the other hand I really want a Democrat in the White House.

[Vinca]

25. I'm afraid I don't see Edwards as electable anymore.

He's given too much of an advantage to the right wing smear machine with the damn hair cut and working at a hedge fund to "learn about poverty," etc., etc. They'll play that "I feel pretty" youtube clip over and over and over and over again. At this point I think Obama has the advantage, although I'd feel more comfortable with a Gore/Obama ticket.

[Boojatta]

26. When your mail says "you may already have won", do you open it?

I am desperate for a Democratic President and not in a gambling mood these days.

In other words, you are concerned that your vote might be the tie-breaking vote that gives an unelectable candidate the nomination?