Posted on 11/05/2004 12:03:08 PM PST by Ahriman
Democrat John Edwards lost the election for the vice presidency this week and will lose his Senate seat in January. But he's hardly going away. He's positioned himself for a full-out presidential run in 2008, a campaign that in a way he's already begun.
For now, though, politics is on hold. His wife, Elizabeth, was diagnosed with breast cancer this week just after Democrat John Kerry and running mate Edwards conceded the race to President Bush.
"Together, our family will beat this," Edwards said on Thursday in a statement that made clear her treatment would be the focus of his immediate future.
Longer range, the North Carolina senator with the good looks, Southern charm, rags-to-riches biography and "tomorrow can be better than today" pitch is in the top rank of candidates expected to compete for the White House in four years.
We need to start a pro-Dean group. I think it's one of the best ways to sidetrack Clinton.
Where? In front of a mirror?
Hey, listen...I'LL be elected president before this turkey get into that office.
Edwards gave up his Senate seat to run for veep. Burr won Edwards' seat year. There is no North Carolina Senate seat up for grabs in '06. Elizabeth Dole won the other seat in '02, so NC won't have a Senate seat in play till '08.
Hillary is twice the man Edwards is...
If he could have carried NC for Kerry they would have been within striking distance. Seems like Edwards brought nothing to Kerry. Perhaps he was even a drag on the ticket.
Fortunately!
He's positioned himself to lose, alright.
As long as that 'hair video' is still available for circulation, this guy's fighting an uphill battle for credibility.
... he'll never get the nomination, not gonna happen
The guy is a nut. but if that's the democrat ticket, we will have a good laugh watching them self destruct. Kerry has no plans of stepping down.
Good luck getting meaningful prayer from her base. You have to believe in the lord for prayer to work.
I guess we will have to pray for her And I will. I know what cancer is all about as well. My wife is a survivor.
He is the most delusional man in the country.
Hmmmmmmmm........well he should be out of diapers by 2008.
This is truly laughable. What this guy or his supporters are thinking is hard to imagine. The only thing I can come up with is speculation on what they are referring to as 'positions'. Perhaps on his hands and knees or something.
They didn't do that for Gore.
I certainly pray for Mrs. Edwards ... that she survives this cancer and gets well. I also pray for Mr. Edwards (we don't have to call him Senator anymore!) ... that he goes back into private practice as a lawyer and stays out of politics.
The Breck Girl is unemployed as of January '05.
The only "position" edwards can assume is one that involves stooping to the front and limping....after the cornholing he and kerry took Tuesday!
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