Edwards Has Not Ruled Out V.P. Run

[Yellowdogtexan]

I saw this on ABC this morning. http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalradar/2008/06/edwards-has-not.htmlABC News' Mary Bruce reports: 2004 Democratic vice presidential candidate John Edwards this morning left open the possibility of a second run for the position. "I'd take anything he [Obama] asked me to think about seriously," Edwards explained in a "This Week" interview with George Stephanopoulos.

The former 2008 presidential candidate was quick to clarify, however, that he is not actively pursuing the job. "But obviously this is something I've done and it's not a job that I'm seeking."

As the veepstakes continue to heat up, Edwards said Obama should be left to make an independent decision. "Senator Obama ... has earned the right to make this decision for himself. I think he has enormous choices available to him, really great choices available to him. And I think he'll go through this process in a thoughtful, orderly way, and he'll decide who he wants to be his running mate. And that's exactly how it should be done."Edwards is a better candidate in this last race than he was in 2004. I think that Edwards would be a good VP choice and hope that he is selected

[Yellowdogtexan]

Here is the video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRaXY3BmXmY

[jim]

I saw this on ABC this morning. http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalradar/2008/06/edwards-has-not.htmlEdwards is a better candidate in this last race than he was in 2004. I think that Edwards would be a good VP choice and hope that he is selected

Agreed!!:coffee

[Yellowdogtexan]

Here is an interesting spin from Poblano http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/2008/07/center-and-vice-president.htmlJohn Edwards

John Edwards has this very helpful attribute going on where he is perceived by liberals as liberal but by moderates as moderate. His selection would certainly fire up the base and the netroots, but would not risk the "two most liberal Senators" problem that you might get with someone like Jack Reed.

The optics of picking him, however, are in some other ways problematic. Firstly, Obama would obviously have linked himself with John Kerry. And second, Edwards has some flip-flop problems of his own, having moved from being a center-left Senator to a mainline-left candidate in 2004 to a progressive-left candidate in 2008. This theme was never fully exposed in the primaries, because by the time that Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton got around into attack mode, they only really had one another to worry about. But the right will use it, particularly as it concerns Edwards' vote on the Iraq War, and it could ricochet in some dangerous ways on Obama.I think that Edwards is a better candidate than he was in 2004 and would make a good VP. I think that the Iraq flip flop has been dealt with.

It will be interesting to see who Senator Obama picks.