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Edwards 2008

"I want to be a champion for the people I have fought for all my life - regular people."

The Breck girl of American politics fell short as a #2 in 2004. This election, his southern charm and old-style populist politics again failed to carry him all the way to the country's top spot. But will he repeat his VP run with Barack or Hillary?

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  • July 2008

    • Edwards 'Love Child' Story Shows Press Double Standard

      newser  |  Slate  |  Jul 24, 08 11:00 AM CDT

      Edwards 'Love Child' Story Shows Press Double Standard

      The press jumped all over Larry Craig’s bathroom dalliance not because he was gay, it was claimed, but because he was a hypocrite with an anti-gay voting record. But no one is piling on John Edwards, whom the National Enquirer says it caught visiting his mistress and love child this week. Jack Shafer of Slate thinks the non-coverage reveals a double standard: Homo-hypocrisy is wrong, but hetero-hypocrisy is OK. More »

    • Tabloid: We Caught Edwards Visiting Mistress, Love Child

      newser  |  National Enquirer  |  Jul 23, 08 12:39 PM CDT

      Tabloid: We Caught Edwards Visiting Mistress, Love Child

      The National Enquirer claims to have cornered and confronted John Edwards yesterday after a late-night tryst with the woman they have been saying for months is his mistress and the mother of his infant child. The tabloid says its reporters tracked Edwards as he entered a Los Angeles hotel through a side door and used a basement elevator; left the hotel and returned again with her; and left again at 2:40am. When confronted by Enquirer reporters, they say, he fled—and then hid in a bathroom and summoned security. More »

  • June 2008

    • Obama's VP Search Fields a General

      newser  |  MSNBC  |  Jun 10, 08 8:30 PM CDT

      Obama's VP Search Fields a General

      Barack Obama’s VP selection team had a busy couple of days on Capitol Hill, talking up possible running mates with legislators. A new name in the mix is that of retired Gen. James Jones, MSNBC reports. Joe Biden and Ohio governor Ted Strickland also came under scrutiny; Bill Richardson, Janet Napolitano, Mike Bloomberg, and Chuck Hagel did not.. More »

    • Edwards Doesn't Want VP Slot

      newser  |  AFP  |  Jun 6, 08 4:31 PM CDT

      Edwards Doesn't Want VP Slot

      John Kerry's running mate doesn’t want to reprise the role for Barack Obama. "I have already been a candidate for vice president in 2004," John Edwards said today in Spain, AFP reports."I want to work hard for the campaign, but the vice presidency is not a position that I desire.” More »

  • May 2008

    • VP Rerun 'Won't Happen': Edwards

      newser  |  Boston Globe  |  May 16, 08 4:37 PM CDT

      VP Rerun 'Won't Happen': Edwards

      Days after endorsing Barack Obama, John Edwards is beating back buzz he’s on the vice-presidential shortlist. “No, no, won’t happen,” he told NBC today. “It’s just not something I’m interested in.” The '04 nominee wouldn’t cop to an interest in being attorney general either, the Boston Globe reports, and is thinking about jobs under Obama “only in an abstract way." More »

    • Edwards Endorses Obama

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  May 14, 08 6:40 PM CDT

      Edwards Endorses Obama

      John Edwards endorsed Barack Obama today, calling him the one person who can bring about the "one America" that will bridge the divide between rich and poor and rebuild the nation's "moral authority." Edwards, who dropped out of the race in January, joined Obama in Michigan for the announcement, the Wall Street Journal reports. His backing could help Obama with his weak spot—working-class white voters. More »

    • A Closer Look at the Math Problem Edwards Averted

      newser  |  New York Observer  |  May 12, 08 4:41 PM CDT

      A Closer Look at the Math Problem Edwards Averted

      The long-tern effect of John Edwards’ early exit is that Barack Obama will wrap up the nomination by early June, a grateful Steve Kornacki writes in the New York Observer . A  slower withdrawal would have spelled trouble for the Democrats, who are having enough trouble making up their minds. "Imagine the comparative mess Democrats might be in if Edwards had opted to stick around," says Kornacki, who dissects the numbers. More »

    • Edwards: Obama Set to Win, But I'm Still Not Endorsing

      newser  |  Reuters  |  May 9, 08 1:26 PM CDT

      Edwards: Obama Set to Win, But I'm Still Not Endorsing

      John Edwards again declined to endorse a candidate today, but he said on TV that it looked like Barack Obama would win the nomination—and that he'd be able to bring the Democrats together before Election Day. The former third wheel also refused to say who he voted for in this week’s North Carolina primary, adding that the power of endorsements was “greatly inflated," Reuters reports. More »

    • Edwardses Open Up About Dem Hopefuls

      newser  |  People  |  May 5, 08 6:44 PM CDT

      Edwardses Open Up About Dem Hopefuls

      John and Elizabeth Edwards chatted informally about the remaining Democratic candidates on the eve of North Carolina's primary today. John told People that he admires Hillary Clinton’s “tenacity,” but not her "old politics;” Elizabeth said she favors Clinton's health plan but loves Barack Obama's "fantastic" ability to motivate "so many young people." More »

    • Why Is Edwards AWOL in North Carolina?

      newser  |  Politico  |  May 4, 08 6:16 AM CDT

      Why Is Edwards AWOL in North Carolina?

      Why has John Edwards maintained silence as the precarious Democratic contest heads to his home state of North Carolina? Could be, Politico posits, because he knows he has little sway there. According to insiders, the state, which holds its primary Tuesday, knew the senator only fleetingly before he leapt to the national stage, and though Democrats are proud of this native son's "political comet," an endorsement “would carry no weight.” More »

  • April 2008

    • (Whom) Will Edwards Endorse?

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Apr 28, 08 5:11 PM CDT

      (Whom) Will Edwards Endorse?

      With the North Carolina primary 1 week away, speculation surrounds John and Elizabeth Edwards, the New York Times reports. The ex-senator may endorse a candidate before the vote, may wait to see how his home state votes—or may sit out the race entirely. What's more, the couple may split along gender lines. More »

    • Edwards Fans Move Decidedly Toward Obama

      newser  |  The Hill  |  Apr 25, 08 8:49 PM CDT

      Edwards Fans Move Decidedly Toward Obama

      Donors to John Edwards, as well as his congressional backers, have noticeably chosen Barack Obama over Hillary Clinton—a fact which, combined with the expected landslide in North Carolina’s primary, could lead Edwards to tap the Illinois senator, the Hill ’s Alexander Bolton argues. Nine US representatives have switched to Obama, to none for Clinton; Obama's attracted three times as many ex-Edwards donors. More »

    • Elizabeth Edwards Sides With Clinton on Health Care

      newser  |  Taegan Goddard's Political Wire  |  Apr 9, 08 1:14 PM CDT

      Elizabeth Edwards Sides With Clinton on Health Care

      Elizabeth Edwards said this morning she has “more confidence in Senator Clinton’s policy than Senator Obama’s” on health care, fueling speculation that the famous political spouse could endorse Hillary in the Democratic presidential race. Edwards has also become a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress, which Jay Carney, in Time , calls “a kind of Hillary Clinton Administration-in-waiting.” More »

  • March 2008

    • Edwards Endorsement Seems Unlikely

      newser  |  Politico  |  Mar 22, 08 8:06 AM CDT

      Edwards Endorsement Seems Unlikely

      Neither Barack Obama nor Hillary Clinton should hold their breath for an endorsement from John Edwards, Politico reports. People close to the influential former candidate expect him to parlay neutrality in the primary fight into a "party elder" role like that of Al Gore.  In a Leno appearance Thursday, Edwards spoke highly of both candidates. More »

    • Campaigns Hit the Road; the Road Hits Back

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Mar 17, 08 3:00 PM CDT

      Campaigns Hit the Road; the Road Hits Back

      Forty-two states have voted, and the Democratic Party isn't much closer to having a presidential nominee than it was on New Year's Day. Election fatigue is walloping campaign workers who planned to pack up on Super Tuesday and are still working 6 weeks later. “People are being held hostage by the tempo of this campaign,” a Hillary Clinton adviser tells the New York Times . More »

  • February 2008

    • Service Union to Back Obama

      newser  |  Politico  |  Feb 14, 08 6:44 PM CST

      Service Union to Back Obama

      The giant Service Employees International Union will endorse Barack Obama in the Democratic presidential nomination race, Politico reports, with the move expected tonight or tomorrow. The union's national front had remained neutral in the primary campaign, though many of its state committees had backed now-departed John Edwards. The SEIU has a major presence among Latinos in Texas, whose primary/caucus is March 4. More »

  • January 2008

    • John Edwards Drops White House Bid

      newser  |  CNN  |  Jan 30, 08 12:40 PM CST

      John Edwards Drops White House Bid

      John Edwards ended his presidential bid today in front of a Habitat for Humanity site in New Orleans. Edwards reiterated his confidence that "a proud progressive will occupy the White House" in 2008, but “It’s time for me to step aside so that history can blaze its path.” The third-place Dem had failed to capture a silver or gold in any primary since his second-place finish in Iowa. More »

    • Obama Hopes Kansas Roots Will Yield Votes

      newser  |  Los Angeles Times  |  Jan 30, 08 12:04 PM CST

      Obama Hopes Kansas Roots Will Yield Votes

      Barack Obama has been hitting the pavement in staunchly Republican Kansas, the Los Angeles Times reports, returning to the town where his maternal grandparents lived during the Great Depression. The Democratic presidential candidate also picked up an endorsement yesterday from Democratic governor Kathleen Sebelius—something that might help the Illinois senator more than his local roots. More »

    • Edwards to Quit '08 Race

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Jan 30, 08 8:20 AM CST

      Edwards to Quit '08 Race

      Democratic hopeful John Edwards is ending his second quest for the presidency, reports the AP, capping a campaign in which he focused on progressive ideals and wrestled with the recurring cancer of his wife, Elizabeth. The former senator canceled campaign events last night for what was to be a major speech on poverty in New Orleans this afternoon. Instead, he will use the 1pm speech to drop out, said insiders. More »

    • Clinton Wins Fla.; No Delegates

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Jan 29, 08 7:59 PM CST

      Clinton Wins Fla.; No Delegates

      Hillary Clinton won the Democratic primary in Florida tonight, but she'll have no delegates to show for it, the AP reports. None of the Democrats campaigned here because the national party stripped the state of convention delegates—a punishment for moving up its primary without permission. Still, 1.5 million Democrats voted, with Clinton getting 50%, Obama 33%, and Edwards 14%. More »

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John Edwards, Democrat
PBS

Former Democratic North Carolina Sen. John Edwards, who ran as John Kerry's vice president in 2004, continues to touch on a theme of "Two Americas" he outlined during his campaign, putting himself forward as an advocate for America's working class.

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John Reid Edwards
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

John Reid Edwards 1953-, U.S. politician, b. Seneca, S.C., grad. North Carolina State Univ. (B.A., 1974), Univ. of North Carolina (J.D., 1977). The son of a textile-mill worker and a postal employee, he was raised in a small North Carolina town and was the first person in his family to attend ...

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