Reply #67: Once again, you and Frank are saying opposite things about Edwards. [View All]

I was originally inspired to post here at DU because I read so much here that contradicted things that I was reading in books and hearing in podcasts abd interviews straight from the horses' mouths and from people who were much more rigourous in their scholarship than the average DU'er.

I haven't read What's the Matter With Kansas. However, based on the one hour lecture I heard with Frank and based on the reception his book has received, I consider him to be very sensible, smart, and I feel his arguments are well-supported and researched.

It is very interesting that the three points that Frank made about Edwards (conservatives didn't like him, he was authentic, and he had momentum) are the three perceptions that you're most aggressively trying to derail.

I'm not going to try to channel Frank or play "Frank's (or Edwards') Advocate" here, but I think it's important to repeat again that you and Frank are diametrically opposed in your interpretations of Edwards.