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This ad gets my vote as the weirdest commercial of the campaign to date.
If you haven't seen it, I have attached the YouTube link. Can anyone explain it to me? I am having a hard time trying to figure out what his motive is in running this.
As someone who does not vote along party lines and chooses the candidate I think will do the best job for this country, he certainly isn't placing my confidence in him or the Dems. Sounds to me like he is condemning both parties in telling us that no one, Reps or Dems, can make changes. So, what are we expected to do? Vote for him and hope for the best? LOL. Unless when he says "this has to stop" he is referring to the war in Iraq. But, it isn't clear to me. Maybe it is clear to one of you. IMO, I think this ad really works against him.
He is right saying that it is rigged. Like I said before, America is a Democratic Dictatorship and he just came out and spilled the beans...but why? Ron Paul knows better than to go that far. This is bullchit at it's finest. This is them telling us what we already know in an attempt to make us think we will get what we want but they will trick us and give us more of what we don't want, more lying, stealing, cheating con men raping us and our country.
From William Jennings Bryan to Huey Long to Edwards ,Kucinich ,and Paul ...the evolution of populism in America. Edwards is rapidly becoming irrelevent. His only use in this campaign is the skim votes that would probably go to Obama. His populist bleating and "two Americas" sounds hollow knowing how he has amassed his own personal wealth. He is a hypocrite and the only proof of that needed is his demand for a more intrusive government that would garnish wages to pay for his mandatory health care plan. Political Radar: Edwards: Garnish Wages If Needed to Cover All
He is trying to tap into populist appeal . This race is already crowded with populist candidates and they are not faring well . Is that because the system is rigged or that their message only resonates to a small percent of the population?
His ad I believe is being aired in NH ;a state where it will probably work best. But nationally the perception by the vast majority is that the appeal that "the game is rigged " is a common complaint of the loser. This ad demonstrates that Edwards political career is in it's final undignified death.
I'm just not buying this "you can't be for the poor if you're rich", crap. It makes no sense on its face. What??? The only way you can BE for the poor is to STAY poor???? If you got no money, who's gonna listen???
JFK was rich and was for the poor. Really. It happens. Maybe not to Republicans.....
Excon, I don't know if I buy your Hillary statement. Most people I know think she is the most liberal of the Dem candidates.
Magprob your line of thinking is more along the lines of what I thought when I first saw the commercial. He is telling us what we already know and saying: Look at me! I am the only truthful man and your sole hope of overcoming this political corporate hold that is choking the U.S. In John Edwards, we have met our political savior! Yee ha. Everything is gonna be wonnerfull again.
Tomder has a very valid point. If you look at the poll numbers in NH, Edwards ship hasn't done well and is sinking. I did assume that the commercial was running in at least a few states. It may not be. Yet. But, I don't understand how he thinks this commercial will help him climb out of the slump he has found himself in, in NH. I hope someone in Edwards camp can convince him that the majority of the people in NH are not inbred and ignorant. They do have computers & satellite/cable television. This isn't 1959 where they get their info in bits and pieces from the radio and local newspapers. Of course, as in any state, you have some people who will base their vote on the commercials rather than actually looking at a candidates platform. But, due to the war and the economic downturn we are experiencing, people are listening very closely, watching, asking more questions, than they have ever done before. There are a lot of people in NH who have children serving in Iraq. Every week there is another one of "the kids" shipped back home in a body bag. Edwards is making a huge tactical error in asking the people in NH to just "trust him" to fix everything. The majority of the people born and raised in NH are not that gullible. NH also has been experiencing a rise in transplants from other parts of the country. It has become a popular place to retire to. I won't be surprised if his numbers slip even further if he keeps running that ad.
Excon, I don't know if I buy your Hillary statement. Most people I know think she is the most liberal of the Dem candidates.
Hello again, Ruby:
Really?? Wow. She's not anti war. She takes money from the same people Republicans do. She's not anti lobbyist. She's not pro amnesty. She's not for ending the drug war. She hasn't embraced prison reform. She's a free trader - not a unionist. I dunno.
However, as much as I know about government, I know little about what it takes for a politician to win.
I was listening to Air America the other day. They did an on-air poll - you know the quick kind where you only have 5 seconds to mention your candidate’s name. The results really blew me away. Out of about 25 or so calls, 20 were for Edwards, maybe 3 for Obama, and 1 or 2 for Hillary and Richardson.
Now it might be that Air Americas audience is the fringe left. I dunno.
Uh, 25 calls? C'mon ex. You never should have posted that. I don't believe that if Air America had 2500 people responding, it would give us an accurate accounting of how the general populace of the U.S. is voting. Just like New Hampshire's primary results won't. I find your views on Hillary interesting. To me, she appears to be flip flopping her way through this campaign on so many issues that I am not in any position at the moment to accurately conclude what her real intentions are for this country if she is elected. She isn't anti-war? Really? I dunno either.
To be honest, Ruby, I had not seen that Edwards ad, until you posted this. If I had not already decided my opinion on Edwards, this would not have helped me undecide my opinion. Why would I vote for him? He did not say anything that no one already does not know. Sure the system is rigged and corrupt. He makes the stab but offers what in replacement? If he does not get the nod from the Democratic Party, then we can hear him say what? Because of the system being rigged?
LOL shy. Exactly my point of view, although I don't think he will say anything publicly when he doesn't win in the NH primaries. I do think his senior adviser, Joe Trippi, is offering up some very bad strategy advice with this commercial. Then again, I am not a (highly paid) strategist, so who am I to tell a candidate he is wasting a small fortune on a commercial? But, I am doing it anyway. Hopefully he will smarten up, smack Trippi on his noggin, and pull that ad prior to airing it anywhere else in the country.
Not knowing what other states are viewing, just as an FYI, since we are now counting down the days until the primary here, both Giuliani & McCain have really racheted up their campaigns and their latest tv ads are highly effective with the general public, IMO (based on the feedback I am receiving from people I speak with). It will be interesting to see if those ads have any effect on the polls (percentage wise) come voting day. Not sure if the McCain commercials will be offset by what he is currently planning. He is gearing up for his town hall meetings with Chuck Norris at his side. I cannot see how Norris's endorsement will help him, although it might help Norris sell more of his "Total Gym" equipment here in the Granite State.
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