Yes, and the pundits will say Kerry's biggest mistake was choosing Edwards...he did nothing for Kerry. Normally a southerner would help the ticket, but one has to choose a moderate southerner to gain votes in the South...not a liberal trial lawyer who could not get re-elected in his own state.
I read in one thread--Edwards the "cracker shyster"--I laughed at that one, and I'm from the rural mountainous south...