The Barack Obama nerds think he walks on water and such, but I don't even think he's the brightest guy around. I mean, he's probably smarter than me, but that's not saying much.
Still, he couldn't possibly be dumb enough to name (or even consider) John Edwards as his running mate. Let's go through the reasons:
1. He's run for president twice and lost each time.
2. He ran as the VP nominee only four years ago, and lost. In campaign manager Bob Shrum's book, John Kerry did not have flattering things to say about him.
3. He served a single term in the Senate, and he was one of the most non-descript members of that body. In fact, despite his silly two Americas presidential campaign speech, he was fairly moderate in the Senate and ran as such.
4. He's served in no other elective position.
5. Obama's problem (or one of them, which may or may not even end up being a problem) is that he's inexperienced. Edwards is the only possible nominee who is even less experienced. His selection would do nothing to help satisfy voters who are concerned about that.
6. Edwards is a southerner, but he's moved too far to the left for him to do any good there any more. Kerry won no southern states in 2004. (I know that Obama isn't Kerry, and also that McCain isn't Bush, but it's worth remembering by anyone who thinks Edwards would help there.)
I don't know who he should choose, as he has a lot of very different options that could help accomplish different things. I just don't see how Edwards helps any of that. Can anyone think of reasons why he would be chosen?
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