Edwards in Iowa, bolstered by new poll

[Thickasabrick]

Updated: 6/12/2006 12:05 PM
By: Associated Press

BETTENDORF, Iowa -- Heartened by a solid showing in an early poll of potential Democratic presidential candidates, former Sen. John Edwards vowed to repeat an intense grass roots campaign which landed him on the Democratic ticket in the last election cycle.

"I had my 53rd birthday yesterday and it's a nice gift to know that we still have friends in Iowa," Edwards said.

In a poll published by The Des Moines Register, Edwards was favored by 30 percent of those questioned. Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack faired poorly in his own state when matched against other potential Democratic presidential candidates, drawing support from only 10 percent of those surveyed in new poll, good enough for fourth behind Edwards, New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, at 26 percent, and Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry, at 12 percent.

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I love this man

[superconnected]

1. I want Edwards to be our 2008 president.

I think he has great potential to unify the party and the public behind him.

His youth - like JFK's was, is a plus in my opinion.

[BayCityProgressive]

2. I think

Edwards, Warner, and Obama would be our strongest candidates.

[BayCityProgressive]

3. Also

I know people here really dislike her but I think Feinstein would be strong as a presidential candidate or VP candidate as well..

[Rainscents]

5. I like him too! HOwever, I wish he would stop repeating samething over and

over about his childhood life.

[grytpype]

6. Ditto! I'm psyched Edwards beat Clinton in the pre-straw poll.

Now maybe we've heard enough about Clinton the Frontruner and Presumptive Candidate.

There are a whole lot of Dems who don't want a candidate who is going to require extensive rehabilitation before she can compete with some random Repug.

[VegasWolf]

4. I'd much rather have Kerry than Hillary, that's for sure. nt

[Doremus]

7. I'd much rather have most anybody than Hillary.

Edwards is a good man and I would proudly vote for him. Ditto several others, including Al Gore, John Kerry and Wes Clark. If Hillary won the nomination I would hold my nose and vote for her, but she isn't the best candidate, not by a long shot.

[rodeodance]

15. i so tire of Hil. basHing. leave the bashing to the Repugs.

[The Sushi Bandit]

8. SCREW IOWA

WHY DO THEY GET THE FIRST WORD ON WHO WILL BE CHOSEN???

HOW BOUT HAWAI'I??

[OwnedByFerrets]

9. His biggest liability is his ONE term in the Senate. The enemy will

beat that into the ground mercilessly. I think he should be a vice-pres first, then president.

[mkultra]

10. I disagree

His short term in office gives them less voting record to beat him with.

[Thickasabrick]

11. Good point. The fact that his efforts since the election have been

directed at fighting poverty won't hurt him either.

[wiley]

19. Edwards as VP First if anything

[Hardrada]

18. We've got it and we're going to keep it.

As Jimmy Carter said, "Life's not fair." You can be second though inplace of New Hampshire.

[benny05]

20. JRE was there on Wed

And rallied 1200 SEIU workers on Wikiki Beach.

http://bennycat.blogspot.com/2006/06/jre-rallies-workers-in-hawaii.html

[dysfunctional press]

12. when i hear him publically denounce the dlc and it's policies...

i'll consider voting for him.

until then, i just consider him another of their toadies- he wouldn't have ended up on the ballot with kerry otherwise.

[BayCityProgressive]

16. good luck

I don't think any Dem running for president is going to publicly disavow the DLC.

[dysfunctional press]

17. it's mostly the "former" members i worry about.

from now on, i'd rather vote for an actual repuke than a pretend democrat.

when the pendulum swings back our way, i don't want it stopping in the center.

[laureloak]

23. There's no denying John & Elizabeth's appeal. n/t

[UTUSN]

13. Could he and Joementum fought HARDER? n/t

[rodeodance]

14. 'peachiy cheecks" (term of endearment) was my first choice last time.

[bozo299]

21. One NO vote for Edwards

We need tort reform. Edwards made his money ripping off
insurance companies. Since he's apparently good at that, leave
him there.

[laureloak]

22. WHAT!!!!????

[JugDack]

25. Methinks I smell a troll....nt.

[w4rma]

27. Tort "reform" is the *last* thing this country needs. Insurance companies

are making record profits right now by making it as tough as possible for claimants to actually receive the claims they paid for. With tort "reform" it makes it much harder for customers to actually get the money owed them.

These insurance companies try to move their costs to everyone else except themselves, including the medical doctors who they lie to by blaming rising rates on things other than wanting higher and higher profit margins.

[brooklynite]

24. My "No" for Edwards is the same as for Kerry and Gore...

Until they can publicly identify and acknowledge what they did wrong the last time and explain what they're going to do differently this time, I'm not signing up.

[Lance_Boyle]

26. precisely.

Enough of this go-go-goodhair shit. John Edwards is a DLC schmuck with a more marketable appearance than Lieberman. Fuck him.