Personally I think all three — heck, all six — of the top Dems could win a general election, though Clinton's margin would be narrower.  But I repeat.  I have heard Edwards supporters — usually people who aren't deeply involved, and never campaign officials or the candidate — say privately, with a tone of regret, that they are concerned some voters would not vote for a woman or a black man.  Is it racist or sexist to worry about the potential racism or sexism of others?  Good question.

He is talking about the real excesses of corporate power, and this is not just red meat for Democrats. Even Huckabee is trying to steal some of this rhetoric.

I've noticed that Obama supporters (and I don't know if you are one) are quick to imply that I and others only think Edwards is more electable because he's a white man. Obama has never been through a tough election, and he has gotten kid-glove treatment by the national media, which will not last during a general election campaign.

“Implicit in the argument as to why Edwards can win red states is the reasoning that a black man or a woman can't. “

That is not true–whatsoever.  In my mind, the reason why a Southern man would win the south or red states is just that: he's from the South.  Southerners (with the exception of Florida) are suspicious of Northerners, just as Northeasterners are not crazy about Southerners because they still believe they talk funny, are implicitly racist and sexist, etc.

Elizabeth Edwards laid out what happened in the 2004 race very well in Boone, IA the other day.  John Kerry ran zero ads in red states, including NC.  You cannot win your own home state with little or no organization and no ads.

I hope you will reconsider that comment you made.  I still cannot believe you wrote it. 

“Implicit in the argument as to why Edwards can win red states is the reasoning that a black man or a woman can’t. “

That is not true–whatsoever.  In my mind, the reason why a Southern man would win the south or red states is just that: he’s from the South.  Southerners (with the exception of Florida) are suspicious of Northerners, just as Northeasterners are not crazy about Southerners because they still believe they talk funny, are implicitly racist and sexist, etc.

Elizabeth Edwards laid out what happened in the 2004 race very well in Boone, IA the other day.  John Kerry ran zero ads in red states, including NC.  You cannot win your own home state with little or no organization and no ads.

I hope you will reconsider that comment you made.  I still cannot believe you wrote it.