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Politics : John EDWARDS for President -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Tom Clarke who wrote (29)	2/18/2004 5:56:48 PM
From: Ann Corrigan	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1381

His strategy is that any Democrat is better than Bush. I don't agree with him on that point. I fear Kerry would place us under control of the UN, so cannot vote for him. Dean told his followers to stay organized through his website & they can act as a force in Dem party. Hopefully, he'll eventually endorse Edwards. Edwards is just one-term senator, so has not had time to really become a DC insider as yet. That's apparent from the little support he's receiving from the entrenched Dem DC insiders. They've decided to crown Kerry the nominee & are pressuring everyone else to get out of race. That's a mistake. Edwards drew the crucial swing vote in Wisc last night. Kerry received only the long-time Dem voters. They'll vote for any Democrat, but the Repubs & Independents find Kerry carrying too much negative baggage. For instance, his war protesting & vote for NAFTA. Edwards opposed NAFTA & says he will change free trade agreements if elected.

To: Tom Clarke who wrote (29)	2/18/2004 7:43:11 PM
From: Lizzie Tudor	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 1381

Dean did transform the party though. The other candidates adopted the Dean message more or less and thats when Dean's support started to fall and the rest of the candidates became viable. Prior to Dean, listening to Kerry or Edwards was like a watered down set of excuses for the Bush administration. Democrats don't want Bush policies. I think Dean will wind up like McCain, an influential figure who is a bit too maverick and flamed out early. The former Dean adviser now with Kerry says he thinks Dean will take a key slot in democratic politics as soon as the primaries are sewn up.