In Aiding Poor, Edwards Built Bridge to 2008

John Edwards ended 2004 with a problem: how to keep alive his public profile without the benefit of a presidential campaign that could finance his travels and pay for his political staff.

Mr. Edwards, who reported this year that he had assets of nearly $30 million, came up with a novel solution, creating a nonprofit organization with the stated mission of fighting poverty. The organization, the Center for Promise and Opportunity, raised $1.3 ... Full Story »

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Fabrice Florin
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by Fabrice Florin - Oct. 1, 2008

This report makes strong assertions, but offers limited evidence to support them. Based on the facts cited in the article, it is not clear that Edwards willingly misused funds from a charity to finance his political campaign. Yet the overall tone of the article strongly implies that he did, which is likely to unfairly damage his credibility. Of course, one could say that Edwards brought this upon himself, by not encouraging greater transparency from his various charities. Nonetheless, this article crosses the line in my view, and takes sides by making serious allegations without sufficient research. It is not very well sourced, provides insufficient context and most of it is very speculative.

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