Edwards states that more than 30 American soldiers have been killed in Iraq this month. Has he considered the multitude of Iraqis that have been saved by our presence there and more importantly, has he considered the multitude of American lives that have been saved due to the Iraq war?

Our military has obtained tons of valuable information in Iraq from computer disk drives and other intelligence that we otherwise would not have had access to. While this information is rarely reported, it has prevented many more terrorist attacks on U.S. soil.

I have no doubt that Edwards will follow Clinton's lead and do nothing - just as Clinton did after the World Trade Center bombing in 1993 and again after the Cole bombing - which will inevitably lead to more terrorist attacks. By then, the Republicans will be back in the White House and then we can just blame them for whatever actions they may take.

is not going to happen

John Edwards has experience, vsion and less negatives than the current front-runner.

He is the most electable Democrat!

Very Interesting. Politics is not a linear science and this is a good example of that principal. Ms Hillary's staff must be harumphing over this one. Individually, neither is, after all is said and done, a all that strong as a national candidate (Edwards in particular), but together they could cause a problem for the Clinton juggernaut.

maybe the other way around … Obama/edwards …

Why does Mr. Haircut 400 even think he has a chance? What a loser. He should be hoping Mr. Obama would be "goofy" enough to consider destroying any hopes he had of being president by running with this silver spoon in mouth out of touch with the common man career politician.

FINALLY!!! The dream ticket, and someone has said it. I like Hillary, but there's no way she'd win where I'm from. The only reason Edwards didn't win my state last time was because Kerry was on top of the ticket. If all of us are smart, this would be what we choose to take back the White House.

I wish this guy was more likeable.

Anyone but clinton!!!

Wow… the Breck Girl and Inexperienced Lad. No balance.

Ain't gonna happen.

This is Hillary's nomination to lose.

Now a Clinton/Obama ticket? That's believable.

Considering that Edwards is running an unimpressive third (behind Obama) in the national polls, maybe he should be realistic and ask Obama if he could run as Obama's VP.

I'd certainly vote for Obama (an inexperienced senator who has a somewhat positive message) than for Edwards (an inexperienced senator who churns out a populist message pitting American against American).

Should we be paying these guys who are our elected officials to put their presidential aspirations ahead of doing the nation's business? Am I the only one who wonders how these senators can spend so much time away from their jobs and still get paid?

John Edwards can think all he likes about VP and Cabinet positons, but the fact is he is an electoral loser. He didn't add anything to the 2004 ticket, and wouldn't win Sth or Nth Carolina in a general election.

This might be the ticket that could work for the democrats. I think that they would be electable.

Edwards/Obama 2008! Thats a great idea!

How exciting is THAT! A pair like that would spark a renaissance of coolness the likes of which have, perhaps, never been seen in this country.
I've often felt that Obama was where Edwards was in 2000 (a potential VP), and this may well be the best team of all. I have also thought that Obama would be president some day…and that day may well be his just reward for being an awesome VP.
Hillary, Gore and even some of the more enlightened Republicans could really help pull America out of whole dug by a fading and spent administration.
Carpe Millennium!
-Dave

That would be awesome

How exciting is THAT! A pair like that would spark a renaissance of coolness the likes of which have, perhaps, never been seen in this country.
I've often felt that Obama was where Edwards was in 2000 (a potential VP), and this may well be the best team of all. I have also thought that Obama would be president some day…and that day may well be his just reward for being an awesome VP.
Hillary, Gore and even some of the more enlightened Republicans could really help pull America out of the hole dug by a fading and spent administration.
Carpe Millennium!
-Dave

An Edwards/Obama ticket would be all but certain to win a general election.

Nah. Switch the order of the ticket around and you might have something.

I like John Edwards until he became a Senator in my state. He immediately began running for President and lost the seat for N.C., we now have two knee jerk Republicans in Dole and Burr who only vote the party line. I don't understand Edwards pondering Obama as a possible running mate when the Senator is higher than him in every poll taken. Perhaps he should choose his wife Elizabeth. She's proven to be the one with the guts and the brains.

I can go for that one.

Barack Obama will be second to no one. There will be a thrid ticket if necessary.

PERIOD!

If you don't believe me , go look at the comments section on the Obama website regarding Karl Rove. No one is talking about Rove. Instead, everyone is stating that they will never vote for Hillary and if Obama does not get the Dem Nod, he will be forcd onto a Third Ticket or else we will just not vote.

Go check it out.

give obama a chance… we cry about how we despise washington but america keeps on putting the people there so in reality its our fault… obama is a rookie but sometimes you have to give a rookie his chance… it's not like theres a clear cut choice nominee this year… if anytime we needed change its now… if we elect anyone but him… we will continue to witness the same policies that everyone complains about now… i'm sick of these pundits criticizing every wrong move… my god he is a human being…he makes mistakes. I want a president who's not afriad to go up against his own party, one thats not afraid of what pundits or critics say…. on that doesn't flip flop on issues and one that stands for change… i'm sick of bush/clinton era it's time to move on and into a new fresher political era… OBAMA 2008

As long as these 2 go against Hillary, it won't matter to me which one is VP or President….

The thought has possibilities. I would vote for it.g

An "Obama/Edwards", or "Edwards/Obama" would surely turn the page in politics, and represent a real dream ticket.

Too much of a good thing…IS A GOOD THING!

This is a great ticket…….I hope it works out…..Clinton is super but her "baggage" will not allow her to beat the Republicans. The USA cannot tolerate (emotionally, politically, internationally or economically) another President that is so conservative and has such disregard for civil liberities. The Edwards Obama Ticket just maybe our light at the end of the tunnel!

That is the "Ticket" for change America, and I am all for it…

Oh!! By the way, CNN can we the people please have some have some more coverage on these two presidential candidates. Because I am tired of seeying Hillary flip flopping. There is zero authencity about her at all. And the most important of all, hypocrites.

John Edwards is a breath of fresh air in the Presidental race. It is good to see a canidate actually address the issues. He is the only canidate that actually outlines his plan to correct the wrongs the current administration has created. Go John Go!

Obama/Edwards has a much nicer ring to it, and is about 1000% more likely. Regardless, I am a big fan of Edwards, despite being loyal to Mr. Barak Obama. I would like to see John on that ticket. Nothing would sicken me more than to see a Clinton on either ticket. I really hope that these two don't shoot each other up too much, essentially giving the nomination to Hilary. She is a mistake waiting to happen. Obama/Edwards I think will actually be committed to changing the status quo in America, something that we have desperately needed for about 15 years now. Two classy individuals, set at changing the way our government works, changing the way Americans preceive the government. Changing the way the world sees America, and her people. This is the magic ticket people, so don't go screwin' it up by throwin away the Wonka Bar!

Ummmmm….I think it would be more realistic to be asking Obama if he would consider Edwards as VP. I mean, Edwards is already becoming an afterthought behind Clinton and Obama. This is kind-of a slap in the face to Obama.

Actually I think a ticket with Sens. Edwards and Obama on it would be a very interesting and effective one - although I would prefer to see it read: "Obama/Edwards"!

Between the two of them, I think they could do great things for our country, which at the present time is in nothing short of a major crisis of staggering proportions on many fronts - social, economic and infrastructural.

As Edwards himself predicted, it is
indeed upsetting and disappointing
to Democratic activists for him to be
saying that he would consider a Republican for a cabinet position.
It goes without saying that "the best
person" cannot possibly be a
Republican. The Republican party
routinely exploits people's fears
and bigotries to win elections.
Its only goal is power and its favored
means for achieving it is persuading
half of working America to feel superior to the other half on the
basis of ethnicity, machismo, and
publicly professed piety.
There is no such thing as
a decent principled Republican (or
a Christian conservative, for that
matter). Anybody who actually
disapproved of this stuff would
simply leave that party. Anybody
who has not figured that out yet is
not smart enough to be in the Cabinet
at all, let alone to be "the best
person".

I am from North Carolina so I will
still be supporting Edwards, but he
apparently still hasn't figured out
that the only way he can win is to
leave EVERY last attempt or instinct
to pull a DLC/dive-to-the-center TO
HILLARY. He apologized for the war
and she didn't. He's about fixing
this mess, and she's about what got
us into it.

If I'm working for Edwards, I would try to spread this idea around to people more. What an powerful combination! In order to close the gap with some of his competitors, more similarities between Edwards and Obama should be highlighted by the Edwards camp. They both symbolize a seperation from "politics as usual" and embody a youthful, energetic and very electable alternative to the Clinton machine (of course fueled by Washington lobbyists and not you and me)

George from Raleigh:

I am an independent voter and have friends and family on both sides of the aisle. I take great offense to your inaccurate (not to mention horribly generalized and narrow-minded) remarks. You represent what is horribly wrong with politics today. You are the worst kind of partisan and someone that epitomizes the horrible gridlock in government.

I feel very sorry for you and all of the other of your ilk Republicans and Democrats who cannot for the life of them consider alternative views or opinions. You will go through life a miserable and unhappy man. How sad.

This is the Dream Tcket !!!
A Charasmatic, Experienced team that could lead to 16 years of Democratic control of the White House.
Hillary Clinton is a solid candidate…but America needs to move away from the 2 family system of government.
28 straight years with a Bush or a Clinton in the execution is enough.

No one in the right mind would want to be involved with this game show host.

Think it's safe to say that he is alienating himself from the rest of the candidates anyway.

Besides, if one of these two men is to serve as VP to the other, it sure as hell won't be Obama.

Won't happen!

Edwards is phony and fake, who gets his hair cuts for $400.00, who has two faces, and who… He lost twice. Obama is "naive" and "inexperience." in foreign policy. It is not a winning ticket!!!

"There is no such thing as
a decent principled Republican (or
a Christian conservative, for that
matter). "

George, George, and this from the man that says : "The Republican party
routinely exploits people's fears
and bigotries to win elections."

It;s nice to see how the enlightened, open-minded truly feel.

Barack Obama has zero chance of winning a general election in 2008.

Obama's time has always been 2016 when Generation Xers and Yers will be a more sizable portion of the electorate.

The fact that only 2 states in the history of this country, Illinois and Massachusetts, have ever elected a black person to a STATEWIDE Federal Office (the Senate), doesn't bode well for Obama in 2008, since he'd have to win "STATES" in a federal race in order to win the White House.

If Democrats are smart they'll go with Edwards/Obama, and set Obama up for 2016.

As an Iowan, I have had the opportunity to see many of the candidates - both Democrats and Republicans - speak about their plans for our country.

Of the Democratic contenders, John Edwards is leading the charge with straight-forward answers and a positive plan for change. I believe an Edwards / Obama team would do wonderful things.

I also believe, however, that a Democratic president with Republican cabinet members could do a lot for a country that is so divided that very little is being accomplished.

I encourage everyone to take advantage of every opportunity to see and hear these candidates in person if you have the opportunity. The sound bites through the media do not do them justice.

Let's face the truth. While I will vote for Obama or Kucinich, many voters with a traditional upbringing would not vote for a person who is half minority. I believe that people will say one thing to the telephone pollers, but once behind the voting booth, the prejudice comes out.

Don't you think Lieberman's religion cost Al Gore key votes in 2000?

I just hope that the race between the top three Democratic is as close as it seems. I just fear closet racists.

Go Democrats

I've predicted that this might happen. It is the Jack/Bobby effect. Many people were open to the idea. And one must ask can a black man win at the top of the ticket?

You can see the chemistry between them, from the start.

Netemara

I vote independent and so far have been favoring Romney. But I have to say I like what Edwards is getting at here: the UNITED States of America. Not the Democrats of America, or the Republicans of America, or the Libertarians of America, et al. Party politics are killing this great nation!! As a citizen, I want the best people leading this nation, not a party candidate and definitely not all of his party cronies. We've had plenty of that, and I don't just mean the last 16 years.

very misleading headline….Edwards himself didn't even answer this question when quoted in the article. Of course he's "open-minded" about it. Although who cares, since (unfortunately) he has no chance to be nominated behind Senators Clinton and Obama.

Uma? Oprah? Oprah? Uma? Edwards? Obama? Obama? Edwards?

I don't think so. Do you mean — an Obama/Edwards ticket? Don't like that either. I think it's the "Edwards" part that is bothering me, and since it appears he puts his wife, Elizabeth, up to doing all his dirty work as in blasting the other candidates, he just doesn't seem either presidential or vice-presidential to me — but desperate.

Also in the news:

Kucinich willing to consider Edwards as VP running mate

Robin willing to consider Batman as sidekick

Earth willing to consider Sun as orbiting satellite

Edwards to be nominated by the democrats? Someone is dreaming in techno colour. According to the polls, he is the distant third, and he will be history in a few months.

Edwards will think twice about Obama: He's a yes man when the moment suits him.

Whut? Breck Girl and Inexperienced Lad? Don't see it happening.

The nomination is still Hillary's to lose.

I will gladly take an Obama/Edwards ticket (in any order) over one that has Clinton anywhere on it!

"Sen. Edwards said that his wife's sickness Monday morning is the reason he was more than an hour late for the kickoff event. It also forced the campaign to cancel their appearance at the Iowa State Fair, which was next on their agenda for the day."

WOW - John Edwards was late to a kick-off event because Elizabeth wasn't feeling well. Can you imagine John as President? "Ummmm - the President won't be available for peace talks - it's Elizabeth's 'time of the month' ".

Yeah - I'm sure all the other candidates will be anxious to name Edwards as a VP candidate… cause it worked so well for John Kerry!

I'm not much into politics and so have not followed most elections. I show up and vote. But I have followed this election closer then any in the past. It seems to me that John Edwards has it backwards when he makes the comment that Bush has only yes men around. It seems that Bush is the yes man in his castle.

My thoughts exactly. They have my vote.

How about an Obama/Edwards ticket? Edwards as VP. He really doesn't have the money to get to the top of the ticket. Who knows if Obama would want to join with him?

I will never ever ever vote for anyone with the name Obama. Sounds too much like Osama. And Edwards? If he spends $300 for THAT hair cut, I can only imagine how he'll mismanage my hard earned tax dollars!

Edwards/Obama….

THAT's the Ticket folks, THAT's the Ticket.

Obama could learn a lot from John Edwards. They are both brilliant, good-hearted leaders. If Obama was Edwards's VP, he could take his time to develop policy that would reflect the great man he is, something that Edwards has done to prepare for 2008.

Edwards consistently beats all Republicans in match up polls by a large margin. At this point, Edwards the most electable candidate by far.

The democrats are at the crossroads. Obama is an electable president and we will now see if the democrats are open for change or just as racist as their counterparts across the isle.

Of the first 60 responses to this topic of an Edwards & Obama ticket:

32 positive (for Edwards/Obama OR Obama/Edwards)
16 negative (for Edwards/Obama OR Obama/Edwards)
12 responses unrelated to the specific topic

If you ignore the 12 unrelated rants, the response from the first 60
responders is 2 out of 3 like the idea, and 1 out of 3 don’t.

Seems like a good idea to most, since in presidential elections a 2/3’s
majority is called “a landslide”.

GO Edwards & Obama, in either order !! That’s the REAL Dream-Ticket !

Is it me or is the Media against Obama as a front runner? Here is a change, what about an Obama/Clinton ticket? now that would make stuff hit the fan…

Hell yes, as long as it is an Obama/Edwards ticket and not an Edwards/Obama ticket, I'm for it.

Edwards has been successfully and permanently branded as "the Breck girl". His campaign is over. He's just going through the political motions now as his campaign fades away.

CNN typo:

What they meant to say was OBAMA/Edwards.

(If Edwards and his talkative wife could be so lucky…

"Edwards consistently beats all Republicans in match up polls by a large margin. At this point, Edwards the most electable candidate by far."

LOL - some how Elizabeth Edwards and John Kerry might not believe you!

Did anyone read that piece of comedy that Art from Maryland posted as the first comment? Even by the smallest of estimates close to 100k iraqi civilians have died as a result of the invasion and occupation of Iraq! This guy wants to say that our presence is saving their lives?! It is exactly this type of Roveian tactic where all they can do is state the opposite of the truth as fact and then repeat it over and over that has polls showing that the GOP is likely in serious trouble for a generation. It is why long time incumbents like Hastert are getting out while the gettin's good. It has become blatantly appearant to all but a quarter of the people in this country that these people are so wrapped up in their ideology that they have to deny reality in order to keep from admitting that they have been tragically wrong on almost every policy front. Oh well… everyone else sees it.

I think that an Obama/Edwards ticket has a better chance than an Edwards/Obama ticket. I doubt it would ever happen, but a Clinton/Obama ticket would be unbeatable based on campaign cash alone. It's sad, but elections are influenced more by money than by ideas today.

[...] Edwards/Obama ticket? [image] John Edwards said he was 'open-minded' to having Barack Obama as his vice presidential running […] [...]

A more appropriate question is who would Mr. Obama pick? Mr Edwards does not resonate with this voter. Mr G

Are y'all from the remainder of the country NOT getting it? Everyone who has posted on this thread, including myself from NC, supports Edwards! I realize there's some in the medical community (because of their careless mistakes) that don't support others, us Dems would be smart to take Edwards in this one. As one other poster has said, there's no way Clinton or Obama stands a chance down South. Y'all need to realize NC and other typical Republican states would be in play with Edwards. Clinton would just pull the usual blue states. It's something everyone needs to seriously think about. Check this out too… just released last month in a yahoo.com article released July 20, 2007… "Edwards is most electable when pitted against McCain, Guiliani, Romney, or Thompson, even though he's not leading his own Dem primary"….AND for those of you who state that Clinton is so amazing, at least Edwards didn't move to a state and run for the Senate when he wasn't even from there from the beginning (i.e. Hillary suddenly becoming a New Yorker). No matter what people think of Edwards, he's ALWAYS been a Carolinian. Clinton is a manufactured Senator who only got elected because she's in an extremely BLUE state. Seriously people, look where Edwards has been. He's definitely the ONE.

I hope the lot of you who are doubting John Edwards and simply looking at these projection polls arent of age and have the right to vote. This ticket would be the absolute best option for our nation in this current time. Edwards has been the most progressive from day one with his agenda and for the most part the innovator; coming out with bills for poverty and universal health care first.

We have a winner! And it is…
Edwards/Obama '08
(Hiilary, we love you, but you have already served in the White House, and you are doing a great job now in congress. And Barack, we love you too, but simply want you to get some more, yet great, experience, as Vice President of the United States. Not too shabby. I'm sure you can respect John's seniority of these matters, since he was where you are now…back in 2000. He has had more time to think and prepare. He will be taking on a heavier load, and granting you the cushier, but future-perfect job.

You may work this out now, if you wish. But defer to John for his experience, preparation, vision and dedication to progressive principles, and trump FOX's attempts to silence him…and by extension…us.

Not only a Dream Team…but a Dream Sequence.

Would Edwards really consider running with this poser? Hillary save us from ourselves, please!

This is not a winning ticket for the Dems. Obama brings a positive message, but Edwards and his fake "progressivism" is making me sick. He will do anything to blind the masses, but remember: he has done NOTHING until now about poverty. How did it become part of Edwards ticket? I hate to say it, but an Obama-Hillary ticket is stronger.

Okay, I have to respond. Some poster here put

"Edwards states that more than 30 American soldiers have been killed in Iraq this month. Has he considered the multitude of Iraqis that have been saved by our presence there and more importantly, has he considered the multitude of American lives that have been saved due to the Iraq war? "

Let me articulate instead of regurgiating. You ask how many Iraqi lives have been saved? As a veteran of the Iraq war, there are no Iraqis being saved. Civilians die there everyday by the hundreds. Do you think soldiers/Marines like Iraqis? Or do you think innocent Iraqis die. The Bush administration poorly planned this war. Stop being a war monger. I wonder who you supported during the civil war. Wake up and smell the blood, or at least as you are probably concerned the 500 BILLION dollars spent yearly on this disaster.

Edwards & Obama. Now that's the ticket. Edwards is completely electible, with reasonable , workable ideas. Hillary never apologized for Iraq. She is noncommittal on so many ideas.