Reply #18: Edwards has never "cowed" the media.

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At this point he APPEARS to have "wowed" the media.

I grant you that the media appear to be "wowed" with Edwards, as they were during the primaries, but the question is WHY?

Three possibilities, assuming you believe we have a RW, corporate media (as do I):

1. The media, in toto, is SO OVERWHELMED w/ Edwards' charm that they cannot be unkind to him (in spite of the best interests of their corporate masters, not to mention their own careers).

2. They find Edwards to be reasonably charming, acceptable, etc., and do not buy his populist rhetoric for one second. (Surely, you don't believe a corporate-owned media would look kindly on a populist?!)

3. The media believe that Edwards is their best shot at weakening the dem ticket, i.e., they prefer another 4 years of the corporate-friendly disaster monkey.

I'm going with #3 but #2 bears examination. Sorry, the media is nothing, if not predictable.