John Edwards has sharpened his political running skills since his 2004 campaign. The former North Carolina Senator is more serious now, has become more focused on issues - the Iraq war, health care and the federal budget deficit. He will have to raise enough funds to compete against Clinton and Obama and must convince the American public he is the best candidate this time around...
News and Observer
March 12, 2007
Dan Balz, Washington Post
Edwards more to left than in '04
COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA - When he first ran for president, former North Carolina senator John Edwards was the fresh face in the Democratic Party, a perpetually buoyant campaigner who built his candidacy around his own biography.
Fast-forward to today, and there is a new John Edwards on the campaign trail. His demeanor is more serious and his elbows far sharper than four years ago. Two years after leaving the Senate, he rarely mentions his time in Washington. Nor does he talk about his experience as Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry's running mate.
His political positions also have more edge. Emphasis on biography has given way to focus on issues, where there has been a demonstrable shift to the left -- on the Iraq war, health care and the federal budget deficit. Read more...
John Edwards has sharpened his political running skills since his 2004 campaign. The former North Carolina Senator is more serious now, has become more focused on issues - the Iraq war, health care and the federal budget deficit. He will have to raise enough funds to compete against Clinton and Obama and must convince the American public he is the best candidate this time around...
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