A congressman that no one outside of Texas has ever heard of? As a Texan, I know Edwards only as a supposedly moderate Dem who represents a conservative area (Waco etc.) and who always seems to hang on every two years, but even I couldn’t have picked him out of a lineup before today. I don’t see what this does for O. Obama “balanced” the ticket by picking someone to his right? There are only about 75 Dem Senators and Governors who fit that bill, each of whom has won at least one statewide election, and some of whom might actually help him win a state. Hard to believe he goes this route.