Denying reality has not worked for our country. Look at the entire Bush administration and what has happened to our country (and other countries) under his reign.

Is it Obama’s reality that when he hails a cab, he may not get a ride? Is it Clinton’s reality that she is told she can’t be President as she is a woman? Is it a reality that Edwards has to find a different money pool? What is wrong with stating the facts? Have we really gone that far backwards that we can‘t accept reality any longer?

When anyone is faced with a decision…….Please remember that having one option is having no choice at all. Having two options is a dilemma and having a third option is a real choice. America has endured the country’s worst president in history. If we eliminate any candidate based on unrealistic truths then we get what we deserve. Just another Dubya!

Abraham Lincoln, Mikhail Gorbachev, Nelson Mandela and Mahatma Gandhi were ALL ATTORNEYS.

These four giants of humanity ended slavery, dismantled Soviet Communism, liberated India from British colonialism and peacefully abolished white racist Apartheid.

Their training as lawyers enabled them to work within a system of laws and rules and mobilize huge numbers of people and moral force to their crusades. Hey Lowry, were Lincoln, Mandela, Gorbachev and Gandhi wrong?

Lawyers also bring economic justice by helping people who are hurt or killed to get their days in court. When a trial lawyer beats Ford Motor Company for covering up the Ford Explorer/Firestone tread separation crisis, we ALL win because a dangerous product is removed from the marketplace.

If America's civil legal system is so bad, why does EVERY country in the world want to export to us? Because it is that very same legal system that protects corporate intellectual and contract rights.

Message to Lowry Helseth:
Close your mouth and open your mind.

Also put GOD first in all events.
God bless America.

Mrs. Edwards conveniently forgets she has battled breast cancer. Did Senator Edwards receive more attention on the healthcare issue because of her? Absolutely not! Senator Edwards has consistently been mentioned as a top 3 Democrat in this campaign because he's focusing on the issues – Senators Clinton and Obama are just a bit better at addressing the issues. They're NOT getting a free pass or attracting more attention and donations because of race and gender.

Again, Mrs. Edwards should apologize. A failure to do so will definitely tank Senator Edwards' campaign.

What Mrs. Edwards is saying is true–the campaigns of Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are attracting some money simply because of the historic nature of having an African American and a woman running for president.

That being said, let's cover the issues, CNN. John Edwards is the best person for the job because he has the integrity, character, and courage to offer bold, detailed plans to help working families–universal health care, taxing the rich so they pay their fair share, a strong living wage, workers' rights, halting global warming, re-vitalizing rural economies, and creating equal opportunity for all.

This doesn't sit well with corporate America or the mainstream media (which is corporate America). That's why you will continue to see stories focusing on sound bites instead of substance. Corporate America is scared to death of having a trial attorney who fought corporate abuse in the White House. That's why we need John Edwards as president. Go, John!

The second comment–just one example– states erroneously that John lost his congressional seat. No, James. No, CNN. Get your facts straight. (I can understand a reader wanting to comment with little research under his belt–but what's CNN's excuse for publishing this libel?)

FACT: After serving his full six-year term, John had the integrity not to run for a second term while he campaigned on the Kerry/Edwards ticket, so as not to be a part-time Senator.

John and Elizabeth Edwards are a solid, committed, family-oriented, community-serving, generous couple. Their vision for the future is what this nation sorely needs to heal. And from readhing some of these comments, I do mean sorely.

I'm sure she means well but many who have meant well have done more damage than good.

I quoted this because, if you follow this logic, Clinton and Richards would have the best campaign financing just by the sheer numbers of women and Latinos. Blacks make up only 11% of the country. But Obama isn't raising funds so well and Clinton is not the front-runner because they're black and female, because actually Obama is doing quite well with white, middle class men and women, and Clinton has a strong influence with the black community, not just the power brokers but the common working black woman (a powerful voting block itself). so edwards isn't lacking in the polls because he's not black and female, he just hasn't connected with these voting blocks to the same extent that these politicians have.

Barack's ascendancy is also exciting and noteworthy. I prefer to turn Elizabeth Edwards' argument on its head. It's great to see an African American running for the presidency. This kind of diversity should be celebrated. However, whoever gets the nomination needs to get it on merit. I am proud that my Democratic party has room for all ethnicities and for women. Just look at all the Republican candidates the next time they are lined up onstage ready for another debate. All older white males, one after the other. No surprise there, after all it is the Republican party, the most exclusive club in politics.

I think Edwards deserves his share of attention, but he will have to earn it with good ideas, innovative solutions to our overwhelming problems and the vigor to make his case. It's true he doesn't have the advantage of being different, but if he has something worthwhile to say, the American people will listen.

I think what you were trying to say was merely that you can't make your husband as charismatic and powerful as Barack Obama. Because, you see, it isn't because he is black that he is receiving such accolades. No one wished to make your husband black when Al Sharpton made his bid in 2004. The reason your husband is trailing is simply because Mr. Obama is a powerful orator, a strong personality and a born leader who, through no doing of his race or religion, has propelled himself into the hearts of millions. Also, if you're interested, there are operations that can make your husband a woman, but I don't think that will help him edge out Hillary.

For those of you who mentioned past minority candidates like Ferraro, Sharpton and Jackson, you're missing the point. Ferraro was a VP candidate and the other two are so divisive that they never had a chance at getting a Democratic nomination, let alone run against a Republican.

Also, in the Democratic party, being a minority is more of a help than being a white male. Both Clinton and Obama have a lot of positive qualities that would qualify them regardless of gender/race and sorry to make it sound un-PC, but the novelty of a black or female President is alluring to many people, as it could open the doors to many other great candidates in the future.

umm joyce, how did dem boys bush/chaney cheat?? Did they "steal" the elecshun?

How exactly does john have "the best interest for our individually in all aspects"? (not sure what you're even atempting to say – but I'm sure your clarification will be entertaining)

Geraldine Ferraro (woman) ran for the Presidency years ago

Jessie Jackson and Al Sharpton (black) have both made serious attempts to earn the democratic party nomination in years past.

Hillary and Obama have not blazed a new path. Elizabeth needs to realize she is HURTING her husband's campaign and "put a lid on it".

This is the first time I’ve seen people so vehement in defending the media’s penchant for sensationalism. Normally that shoe is on the other foot.

The Edwards’ camp was not out of line or voicing a far-fetched summation of the Clinton and Obama campaigns in the above story. Hillary does owe a great deal of her public and political success to having been married to easily one of the greatest Presidents in the last century – a crutch and talking point she could not have claimed if it weren’t for an XX chromosome.

And overlooking the relative inexperience of Obama for a second, he is not half as charismatic or refreshing as most starry-eyed Americans seem to think he is. His political ideology is far from unique – the only difference is that most candidates are canny enough to realize they can never deliver 1/10th of what he promises and still keep a handle on American and foreign affairs. If you aren’t voting on his grandiose, out-of-touch-with-reality espoused ideology, then you are voting for him because he’s black.

All of which does nothing but validate the simple fact that the media can only sell what they can sensationalize enough to be interesting, and I believe that is all Elizabeth Edwards was trying to say. Is she whining? Sure. Who doesn’t listen to their spouse or friend’s bad day without immediately following their plight with a tale of their own? Edwards’ campaign is flagging, and I believe he will fail again, but his wife’s knee-jerk reaction to blame the media (not the other candidates) is perfectly human and should probably have been predicted.

After all, what will Clinton and Obama’s excuses be when one or the other fails to gain the Democratic nomination? America wasn’t ready for a woman President? America wasn’t ready for a minority President?

I agree wholeheartedly that there isn't any way Mrs. Edwards intended to disparage any segment of the population.

Shame on you CNN.

On the other hand she should keep comments like this to herself. White males have had more privileges, by law and not preference, for the longest time in this nation’s history. The very instant one falls behind she wants to start complaining? That is ridiculous.

I don’t feel sorry for him. It would behoove her to figure out a way to help rather than sit on the side lines complaining.

I can't believe that Hillary is doing so well in the polls. PEOPLE WAKE UP!!
She uses her husband as a asset to her campaign. In the general election he will be a liability. Don't just remember all of the "good times". Remember the scandals. The RNC will be showing Bill saying "I did not have sex with that woman" over & over again.
It will be 10 times worse than the swift boat commercials.

People want change. The democrats will win the election this time, unless they pick the wrong candidate.

Obama will also have a difficult time in the general election. I live in IL. I'm tired of everyone saying how great he is. He's a good speaker. But he hasn't done much of anything for us. He's had very little experience. He was in the state senate longer. But during those years our state has been a mess! It wasn't all his fault, but he didn't help.

Vote smart, vote for Edwards!