I live in Greenville, and was here for all the trials of Edwards against the big companies. Don't believe those who call him an ambulance chaser... Those mothers injured by doctor's traditional views of harming them during pregnancy instead of having new methods of chils birth to safely protect the mothers and babies, and those companies who made defective equipment that injured and killed those kids should be held accountable. That is not the definition of an ambulance chaser...it's called holding hospitals and companies accountable for their irresponsible actions.

And I'm so sick of people from California, Illinois, Florida, NC, or even the Yankees from NY stating that Edwards couldn't even win his own state. The fact is, the ONLY reason he didn't carry NC in 2004 was because Kerry was #1 on the ticket, and most here thought Kerry was fake. Y'all have no idea how many people that actually like Edwards, but didn't vote for him because he wasn't #1 on the ticket. In addition, y'all haven't looked at the polls lately, because he is clearly leading the NC primaries over Clinton and Obama.

Let's face it, the DEMS will carry the usual blue states regardless of who gets the nomination...Let's get a nominee in there who will sure up the midwest and put the south in play.

Amazing how y'all from wealthy states don't want the government to help you, when you don't even get out of your own selfish world and realize those down south and in other poor areas of the country have MANY without health insurance. It's called HELP, and any of y'all who don't want to help others with health insurance because you already have it are obviously selfish individuals... But then again, you're probably voting for stuck up Hillary, or the guy currently in the White House.

CNN regularly deletes on-topic posts. I don’t think it’s media bias so much as bad software engineering. In any case, I’m tired of posting, getting deleted, re-posting and getting locked out of the system.

I’m done with Ticker until they get the bugs out of their system.

Good luck all. Bye.

You need to do a better job truly "editing" this story since it has numerous typographical errors. CNN should aspire to be better than that. I had to re-read the final line four times before I was able to figure out what you were trying to say...

"all the places in American were we have to be able to compete and win. I will campaign everywhere”

I find myself agreeing with you on the immigration issue, but am at odds with you on others. However, I couldn't agree more with you on Edwards' candidacy.

I posted a comment earlier which CNN apparently did not seem to want to print (probably since it called into question the relevancy of unions). In it, I made the point that union endorsements can actually have a negative result with the electorate at large since many main stream Americans see them as an anachronism as well as an impediment to our being able to compete in the global economy. The auto and airline industries as well as steel and textiles are good examples of this and don't even get me started on the backwardness of the teacher's unions.

I think that your analysis of the candidates (democrat and republican) is very accurate and unbiased.

I still have a question concerningn a"noble" component of his presidential aspirations: Why is he so vilfied for his success as a lawyer? Why does that disqualify him for being a spokesman for those living in poverty without healthcare. Isn't there a common cry from the left that "those that got don't care about those that don't"!

Why don't "we" know anything about him? He has two books out – one about his background and how it shaped him, the other about his views on reclaiming the American dream. Even if you don't have the time to read the books, the web is at your fingertips. It's relatively easy to acquaint yourself with all of the candidates.

And for pl. at the UN who says Obama studied Islam for 5 years – that's incorrect. His mother worked in Indonesia for several years where he went to school as a kid. It was a public school in a Muslim country.

I haven't decided who I support yet, but do realize that it is up to me to research the candidates, and not rely on newsclips and soundbites to tell me what I need to know to make that decision.

In the 2004 election, they picked Rep. Richard Gephardt of Missouri, who later dropped out of Democratic primary race.

Then all we would need is liberal solid majority in the Supreme Court, with Ruth Ginsburg as Chief Justice. THEN, the USofA would regain its respect in the global community, and be a true role-model for the rest of the planet.

John Edwards is still in the distant third in polls.

In my view, Edwards's wife talks too much (could be personality of cancer people issue), Obama's wife talks too little (could be muslim issue), while Hillary's husband talks right enough (presidential).

This isn't the 1st post where you refer to Michelle Obama as invisible. Search the news archives yourself and you'll see that you are mistaken. Here is a little preview:

http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/08/16/320324.aspx

There is plenty more where that came from. But as opposed to other Candidate's Spouses, she focuses more on why her husband is the best candidate instead of bashing the others.

Have a good one.

[you may want to review my response to Linda on the 'Clinton' blog of Sep 1].

Edwards has run far to the left in his attempts to play catch-up and has made several comments that will cost him independent votes in the general election. (Remember what Obama said about his “two Americas” at the Democratic convention? Imagine what Fred Thompson would say).

Edwards may be a straight white southerner, but his personality doesn’t really play well with the good-old-boys. (He didn’t help Kerry in the south one bit).

Edwards is open to legitimate charges of hypocrisy for his investments, his mansion and his haircuts. (You can’t run one way and live another and expect to be respected).

He couldn’t beat Dick Cheney in a debate. How’s he going to beat Rudy Giuliani?

He comes off as cloying, boyish, wimpy, false and un-Presidential. I agree with most of his positions and even I don’t much like him.

I think Edwards is the weakest of the leading Democratic candidates. The Republican nominee would eat him for breakfast.

Also, people who do not live in the US and do not vote here should keep their opinions to themselves.

One thing y'all should note who back Clinton and Obama... look at who's leading in the democratic primaries where it counts.. Edwards is up 30% to Clinton's 18% in the latest WRAL news poll of my home state, NC. Could y'all imagine how awesome it would be if the South was actually in play for us Dems during an election.

Y'all have no idea how many people I know that didn't vote for Edwards because Kerry was #1 on the ticket last time. For all of you who say Edwards can't win his own state, HE CAN... But we are picky down here as to who is #1. If anyone but Edwards is the nominee, you can throw out the south for the Dems yet again.

GO GET 'EM JOHN!

As for Thomas Henson; We know a great deal about Obama and his positions, unless you prefer ignorance to knowledge. Obama's positions, as well as any other candidates, are well known to anyone who cares enough to go to the candidates' web sites and invest time in reading them. It is ridiculous for any one to say they don't know where the candidates stand.