[JRPerry]

I do hope that Kerry seriously believes that Edwards is going to carry the south for him - if so, he sadly mistaken.

People see that Edwards won the SC primary and they may think that this means he will do damage to Bush's efforts here in this state - but they are in for a rude awakening.

Edwards won the SC Democratic primary because of his ties here perhaps - and because the University of North Carolina sent a few thousand students down here to get out the vote for Edwards ... but that will not play into the general election outcome this November. SC people are not crazy about NC people in the first place ... and even worse about people that move to NC and set up businesses and residences there and then try to return and play on their SC roots. Edwards is a traitor to most of us - he has never done a good thing for SC. He has adopted the state of NC as his home state. To be honest I seriously doubt he will carry his own home state in the upcoming election, much less any of the other true remaining southern states.
Kerry just shot his wad with that one and it missed the mark. Remember, I called the DeMint landslide victory well in advance of the runoff with Beasley ... and I am now saying Edwards on the ticket will not help Kerry in the least. They will still lose all of the true southern states. Heck, they may even lose Georgia and unfortunately, because of Atlanta, Georgia politics are no longer truly southern .... but I can see Bush winning over there as well.

[Yardstick]

I do hope that Kerry seriously believes that Edwards is going to carry the south for him - if so, he sadly mistaken.

I agree. The days of the Dims being able to hoodwink the South with an affable southerner are probably over. I think the choice of Edwards has more to do with targetting younger undecideds, and especially younger women, than southerners.