Reply #70: Just one thing though...

[DemocraticEnigma]

If Edwards hadn't gotten the media coverage that he did, he really wouldn't have finished anywhere close to as well as he did finish. Let's keep in mind, a few weeks before the Iowa caucuses was when Edwards started become the "comeback kid" and the media darling. He got a few key endorsements from Iowa newspapers and then with his finish in Iowa, the media kept on painting Edwards as the only legitimate challenger to Kerry. It was at this exact same time that the media brought down Wesley Clark, starting from the fact that he didn't participate in Iowa, to the Michal Moore comments, etc, etc. The media had decided that they wanted it to be a two-man race and they had chosen their competitors.

Furthermore, not to take anything away from Edwards, but all Edwards has is the "image" projected by the media that he is an amiable, charismatic guy. I've seen him speak, and I think he's waaaay over-rated, and he's surely not any more "amiable" than Kerry..in fact, he had a lot more trouble mingling with voters after his town hall meetings than Kerry. The first town hall meeting of his I saw on C-Span, he exploded at 2-3 separate people in the audience, if not more.

On the other hand, you have Clark, who really does have substance on paper, but the media has not given him due credit for his credentials. instead of focusing on his accomplishments in Kosovo, etc, they've brought out every negative point they can, such as Shelton's comments, etc, etc.

In the end, we're all going to believe that the media is biased against our guy, but all I was saying in my first post above was in favor of an Edwards VP candidacy. Namely that the media would love to see him on the ticket.