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

To: portage who wrote (270)	2/20/2004 10:55:19 AM
From: jlallen	Respond to of 1381

Bush has not fired a shot......YET.

To: portage who wrote (270)	2/20/2004 12:42:52 PM
From: PartyTime	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 1381

There are two schools of thought regarding getting Bush out. The first is to have Kerry at the top. Kerry appears every bit fit and able to defeat Bush and would certainly carry the popular vote. But will the GOPwingers be able to rally their Christian/NRA/Corporate base within key states so as to keep the race close in terms of the electoral college tally. In this, the Kerry DEMS feel they would have to win all of the states Gore won the last time, plus one southern or midwestern state in order to send Bush packing. And the second school of thought is my personal favorite: Blow Bush's GOPwingers out of the water. Decimate them. Hand to them a defeat so stunning it'll always be compared to McGovern's defeat. The one best able to do this is John Edwards. A Kerry-Bush race could be a close one. But an Edwards-Bush race could become a blowout for the DEMs as all regions of the country could unite behind an Edwards nomination, very much the South. Key to Edwards doing this is that he'd have to nominate a strong and experienced VP perceived very strong in terms of National Security issues. Maybe a Sam Nunn, George Mitchell or Alexander Hamilton type. And who knows, maybe an Edwards-Clinton ticket would do it. If America is going to get on the right track in terms of strenghtening itself and its relations with the rest of the world, a clear repudiation of GOPwinger policies will be needed. Between Kerry and Edwards, I think Kerry is more the systemist, the one most likely to keep the status quo in a lot of important areas. Edwards, however, appears as the one most capable of delivering a solid defeat against the Republicans, he's the one most likely to overhaul many areas of government and certainly the one who could do the most with the mandate of a strong presidential victory. That's just some of my food for political thought. Any thinkers out there on this?