Edwards's Theme: U.S. Poverty

Amid Iraq Talk, White House Hopeful Sticks to '04 Issue in '08 Run

The presidential fields for both parties are taking shape earlier than before, amid stiff competition for staff, big donors and the support of state-party activists. A candidate's message first must appeal to these political insiders, even before party voters weigh in at the first state primary or caucus. Political pros are interested in how well a message ultimately might play among all voters when they go to the polls in November 2008.

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Posted by Kaizar Campwala
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Subjects: U.S., Politics, Extra
Topics: Presidential Election 2008
Member Tags: Senator John Edwards, Democratic presidential primaries
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Laura Perkins
4.7
by Laura Perkins - Oct. 1, 2008

Excellent article with some in-depth detail about his proposals and a fair approach. It's refreshing to see some reporting about the candidates that leaves out sensationalism and doesn't try to make predictions about the outcome.

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Marty Heyman
3.2
by Marty Heyman - Oct. 1, 2008

This is a fairly objective-sounding recitation of positions of the candidate and or reactions from named and recognizable political types. It speculates quite blatantly about other Democratic candidates but lacks the balance of even modest speculation about likely Rebublican reactions and responses. It is, over all, more moderate and informative than I had expected.

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Kaizar Campwala
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by Kaizar Campwala - Oct. 1, 2008
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Kathleen R Johnson
4.4
by Kathleen R Johnson - Oct. 1, 2008

Good story about former Senator John Edwards and his campaign against poverty. It goes into some depth about the details of his program and places him in the context of some of the other front contenders for the Democratic Party primaries.

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