Edwards predicts long contest
Former Sen. John Edwards told reporters gathered outside a Las Vegas restaurant that he’s still in the thick of the race for the Democratic presidential nomination.
“I think this process is very likely to go on for a while, given the fact that we have three candidates who are all accumulating delegates,’’ Edwards said. “We’re going through here, South Carolina, Feb. 5 and then that’s roughly half the states. So we’ve got a lot left doing after that. I suspect this is going to last a while.’’
Although Sen. Barack Obama has the endorsement of two key unions in the state – the culinary workers local that represents hotel, restaurant and casino workers and the state chapter of the Service Employees International Union that represents state employees and many hospital workers – Edwards expects the union vote may split during Saturday’s caucuses.
“I think the union support is relatively evenly divided here in Nevada,’’ Edwards said. “I’ve got carpenters and steelworkers and transit workers. They will work hard for me.’’
Edwards portrayed himself as the underdog going into tonight’s Democratic debate here in Las Vegas, saying he’s running ‘’against two $100 million campaigns.’’
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I hope to God that John EDwards stays in the race. I like Obama very, very much; Clinton not so much BUT Edwards speaks up against the overwhelming influence of corporations that are rapidly eating away at the American way of life. Corporatism = Fascism and I don’t see anyway around that definition. Good for Edwards for sticking with it. I am behind him. He says what I want to hear…mainly that corporate influence in the daily lives of Americans must stop.
Edwards is the only reason WE the People are thought of at all. We common people, not a particular background, not a particular education, just regular people that make a difference in our economy. I for one am tired of hearing everyone talking about racism & gender bias. When are they going to talk about just plain out of work, out of money, out of credit, and out of a home people. Those are the ones John Edwards is speaking for, and I for one absolutely hope he wins. Look at the economy even Wall Street is starting to feel the effects, then it will become important to someone besides JOHN EDWARDS, but by then it may be too late.
John Edwards purports to speak for the common people
but John Edwards lives in a 28,000 sf mansion…
He gets 400 haircuts. He is a multi millionaire
what does he have in common with the common people
the fact that he grew up poor..This is just a poltical
stunt to attack “corportations” if it weren;t for the
US capitalist system and corporations, we would not
have the higest standard of living in the world…Corporations are owned by the public..its called
stock…corporations are responsible for new drugs, new
ways to get energy, new products like I pods and I phones
Corporations take risks…sometimes they make money sometimes they don’t…People who have mortgages they
cannot pay need help, but don’t blame the corporations
entirely..how did they get their mortgages…why did they
take mortgages that were adjustable..sure there are unscrupulous lenders who didn;t explain the cost of the
loans..but what about those who borrowed without understanding what they were doing…how about their
lack of education, lack of business sense, lack of math
skilss…you want the government to step in and protect
them when they make a mistake…what if everyone made
mistakes everyday…failed to save for retirment, bought
cars they could not afford, charged “stuff” on their
credit cards, should all these people get bailed out
and if they get bailed out..who is going to pay for it..
you want to pay higher income taxes to help those
who were not so smart, those who didn’t save their
money..those who bought flat screen tv’s on credit…
bmw’s on credit…houses they could not affod..you want
to pay for their errors….I don’t
He’s half right. Long contest, but no Edwards.
I can tell you that if you have experienced poverty, it stays with you. If John Edwards can afford a 400.00 haircut I don’t care, if he paid for it. As far as who pays when a person makes a bad decision, tax payers, correct. When a corporation makes a bad decision who pays for it, tax payers. Am I missing something here, a person isn’t supposed to have a business plan or banker’s education to buy a home. As for taxes, I don’t mind at all helping fellow human being, I do resent paying taxes, for big corporation getting no bid contracts, because they happen to know the right person.
Does being rich take away your right to fight for the poor? Does getting an expensive haircut deny you the opportunity to take on those who are keeping the average worker down? I don’t care about ANY candidates personal wealth as long as they are sincere in fighting for their cause, case in point, Warren Buffet. Just because Edwards has a huge house does NOT mean he is a hypocrite, he’s the only one actually talking about issues and concrete ideas, not just the “change” the rest keep blabbering on about.
I am so tired of people who need to critize John Edward’s haircut or the size of his house. He and Elizabeth worked hard for that house so why should they not have it. I can not recall even seeing information about the other candidate’s houses or how much money the inherited or some cases stole. He’s fighting for all of to have a chance in life. He fought these same corporations that are dragging the rest of us down and frequetly won—view the house as proof. Court cases are also sometimes won by negotiation so lets keep that in mind.
Perhaps we should spend some more of our time wondering where all that money that Clinton and Obama have comes from. I personally dislike hearing the press talk about who has raised the most money as though our votes are for sale.
I read a good column today expressing the opinion that a good way to judge a candidate was by their enemies. Seems I get more information about Sen. Edwards reading the British papers on line than the American press who continue to insist we have only two presidential candidates in the Democratic party. So—who ownes the press these days?
You’re longing to preserve a free market economy? We don’t have that. We have corporate welfare. You don’t want to bail out the guy facing forclosure because he fell for a dishonest, predatory loan? How do you feel about bailing out the banking system that made that loan to him?
All what money for Obama? The money raised for his campaign isn’t his money and he hasn’t had a lot of jobs that pay fabulously well. He’s written the two books, he’s been a law professor, a community organizer (nobody makes big bucks doing that!), a state senator and now a US senator. I don’t think they’re poor, but they’re not rich, either, I don’t believe. Certainly not as rich as Edwards (not that I begrudge him his money and I do admire him), and likely not as rich as the Clintons are now (though they weren’t in the past).
I believe in the market…Citibank just took a 10 billion
dollar write down…10 BILLION the largest in its history
It is laying of 4000 employees..today you will learn more
about the huge problems in the financial sector..merill
will do the same thing….the market is correcting the excesses of the mortgage lending spree that existed
in this nation for years…but the real question is
do you want the government to bail out those who
made mistakes in judgement..and do you want to pay for it
From the first comment, I knew it wasn’t going to be long before someone brought up the “haircut.” Thank you for keeping my faith in the obstinance of the “bumper-sticker attack ad mentality” alive, although I was disappointed that it was you, Mike/consultant.
John Edwards is not against wealth. He is against undue, overbearing corporate influence on your life, your property, your privacy and your political processes. He has said repeatedly that wants everybody to have the same chances and opportunities in life that he was given. (He s obviously not suggesting everyone be limited to the same chances he had to become a lawyer and nothing else!)
The most important attribute Edwards brings to the table is the willingness to FIGHT. He is better able to do so because he hasn’t been co-opted by corporate money or lobbyists. He is in a better POSITION to fight because of this. And he CARES enough to fight. Obama and Hillary have been tooting their horns about change, but neither have the credentials, the experience, nor the situation that allow them to fight for common Americans.
If you believe in the free market then you also believe that the top management in those companies should be dismissed without any further compensation because for everyone else, if you lose your company money, you get canned. You should also believe that there should be no corporate welfare like we give to the oil companies and you should believe that no-bid contracts should be illegal because that is not the free market.
Unfortunately, there is no such thing as a free market. The rules for the markets are created by the government and the rules tend to support those who keep the politicians in power.
Edwards is still in the race…until NBC, CBS, ABC.. decides that he will not be allowed to participate in the debates..wonder if John will then “speak out” about the media controlling who is elected and who is not…
The strangle hold that the corporate media monopoly has on this country must be smashed…..
Our family is for John Edwards. Always was and always will be.
He’s the peoples choice.
Clinton is owned by the big corporations as is Obama by big pharma. John Edwards has the right to have a million dollar house and a 1000 buck haircut if he wants. He has earned it. After being a poor kid and young adult if he wants a string of Cadillac SUVs he has that right.
He is in the race for president because he has the passion for helping the little guy. The one that is fired when the factory closes, the one that can’t get health care because they put him on 38 hours a week which is considered part time and as you know part time help does not get health care.
So Consultant do not insult us with your neo-con zealot attitude.
The cost of his haircut (because the barber had to travel to where he was campaigning) is nothing compared to Mitt Romney’s $1500 facials. Today’s candidates have to look good on TV, so who cares? As for the house, I’ve never heard anyone say that Teddy Roosevelt, FDR, JFK and RFK couldn’t advocate for the poor and middle class just because they lived in big houses. And they were BORN into wealth, while John worked HARD to get where he is today. Why criticize someone who has lived the American dream and wants to help others do the same? Edwards is the best Democratic candidate, and the only one who can win the general election in November. Go Edwards!
John Edwards is the only candidate that is speaking up for the middle class. His wealth was earned by him. All of the candidates are wealthy. John never forgot his roots. If you are less priviledged as a child, that stays with you forever. I do not know how anyone could be against his cause. That is, unless you are the CEO of a big corporation. He is fighting for the working families, and if one is against that, then they must have it better than most. As far as the haircut, why is it anyone else’s business what it costs him? That is not an issue when choosing a candidate. If that is your reasoning, you must be very shallow or just like the soundbites of television.
Post-debate…I wish JE had done a bit better, been a bit more outspoken, set himself apart a bit more. But I still believe with all my heart that he is the best of the three when it comes to resisting the tainting of his heart and his policies once in office. He stands tall day after day, even after being ignored by the press, challenged by his family’s personal issues (PS I have breast cancer too and am 100% supportive of their decision to keep pressing ahead in this campaign—actively doing what you believe to be important is a big part of the cure), not having the money to run as slick a campaign as his rivals, and not being the ethnic/gender flavor of the moment. Fact is, the Republican machine, and corporate/energy/health/insurance industries/lobbies are understandably afraid of his willingness to take them head-on and are dying to bury him because his chances of winning in a general election are better than Clinton’s or Obama’s.
All this said, if he doesn’t pull this off he’d make an awesome and (finally) honest Attorney General. I pray that his consolation prize, if it comes to that, will be landing a powerful cabinet position in the next Democratic administration.
John Edwards truly is the Real Deal.
“those who would trade essential liberty for a little temporary security deserve neither liberty nor security.” —b. franklin, 1759